WVYC is a college radio station

Radio station

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 licensed by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 (FCC) to serve the community of York, Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania

York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...

, USA. The station broadcasts from the Robert V. Iosue Student Union Building on the campus of York College of Pennsylvania

York College of Pennsylvania

York College of Pennsylvania is a private, coeducational, 4-year college located in southcentral Pennsylvania. The school offers more than 50 baccalaureate majors in professional programs, the sciences, and humanities to its 4,600 undergraduate students...

 in York. WVYC is unique as the only college station in the United States that continues a separate broadcast using an AM carrier current

Carrier current

Carrier current is a method of low power AM radio transmission that uses the AC electrical system of a building to propagate a medium frequency, AM signal to a relatively small area, such as a building or a group of buildings...

 transmission to the campus along with a licensed FM transmission. Both stations stream audio on the Web and broadcast on the campus cable television system.

History

The station began broadcasting on 88.1 MHz on November 18, 1976 with the inauguration of College President, Robert V. Iosue. The broadcast day was from 4pm to midnight. The broadcast day continued to expand over the years with the station now on the air 24/7 while classes are in session, although a computer automated playlist is used during the early morning hours.

The York College station is the only class D non-commercial, educational FM radio station in southern Pennsylvania. It broadcasts a free-form alternative music block format, including modern Hip-hop, Indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

, Alternative rock

Alternative rock

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, Latin Music, Electronic Music

Electronic music

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, Classic rock

Classic rock

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, and Heavy Metal

Heavy metal music

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. The station's registered slogan is "York's Only True Alternative".

Operation

WVYC is a member of and airs news from the Associated Press

Associated Press

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. The station produces and broadcasts a variety of educational, instructional and public affairs programs. WVYC is a long time member station of the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System

Intercollegiate Broadcasting System

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, the National Association of Broadcasters

National Association of Broadcasters

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 and the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters

Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters

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.

The station is licensed to the college Board of Trustees and operates as a division of the Academic Communications Department. Students can receive up to four practicum college credits while working at the station. Both FM 99.7 and AM 640 are run entirely by York College students with long time faculty adviser and founder, Thomas K. Gibson overseeing the daily operations.

Staff and events

WVYC has also recently been hosting free, all ages live music events on the college campus to bring exposure and promotion to York-Harrisburg

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...

-Lancaster

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...

-Carlisle

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Carlisle is a borough in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The name is traditionally pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable. Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region. As of the 2010 census, the borough...

musical acts.

External links

• WVYC official website