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WRSE
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City of license Elmhurst, Illinois
Broadcast area DuPage County, Illinois
Branding WRSE-FM, Elmhurst
Slogan Rock Alternative For All Ages
Frequency 88.7 (mHz)
First air date 1964
Format Rock/Metal/Hip-Hop/Oldies
Power 235 watts TPO
ERP 320 watts
HAAT 29.0 meters
Class A
Facility ID 4299
Transmitter coordinates 41°53′46.00″N 87°56′45.00″W / 41.89611°N 87.94583°W / 41.89611; -87.94583
Callsign meaning Wired Radio Station Elmhurst (reflecting early years as a carrier-current station
Former callsigns WRS
Affiliations Intercollegiate Broadcasting System
Owner Elmhurst College
(Board of Trustees)
Webcast www.wrse.com
Website www.wrse.com

WRSE is a college radio station in Elmhurst, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago.

Mission

WRSE strives to entertain and inform the Elmhurst College community, plus eastern and central DuPage County, with student-run non-commercial music and talk programs. Student staff members are afforded an opportunity to learn about and practice broadcasting.

History

  • 1947 - WRS begins as a carrier current station organized by communication vets returning from WWII.
  • 1963 - WRSE-FM begins licensed broadcast operation at 88.7mHz with 10 watts.
  • 1964 - Moved into new studios in College Union
  • 1986 - WRSE boosts power to 100 watts with a directional pattern.
  • 2002 - WRSE begins 24/7/365 operation with addition of computerized music automation system.
  • 2004 - WRSE begins live web stream.
  • 2008 – WRSE boosts power to 320 watts with a directional pattern.

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Satellite Radio Local Traffic/Weather: XM Channel 217 · Sirius Channel 151
Illinois Radio Markets: Bloomington · Champaign · Chicago · Decatur · LaSalle-Peru · Marion-Carbondale · Peoria · Quad Cities (Rock Island-Moline) · Rockford · St. Louis, MO ·
Other Illinois Radio Regions: Quincy/Hannibal · Springfield
See also: List of radio stations in Illinois

Indiana Radio Markets: Evansville • Ft. Wayne • Indianapolis • Lafayette • Muncie-Marion • South Bend • Terre Haute • Chicago, IL • Cincinnati, OH • Louisville, KY

Other Indiana Radio Regions: Bloomington

See also: List of radio stations in Indiana
¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage.
2 = Audio signal of WLFM-LP (smooth jazz audio, with video of still images)
Illinois college radio stations

WLRA (Lewis University) •  WCRX (Columbia College Chicago) •  WESN (Illinois Wesleyan University) •  WETN (Wheaton College) •  WHPK (University of Chicago) •  WSIU (Southern Illinois University) •  WIIT (Illinois Institute of Technology) •  WIUS (Western Illinois University) •  WLCA (Lewis and Clark Community College) •  WLKL (Lakeland Community College) •  WLUW (Loyola University Chicago) •  WNUR (Northwestern University) •  WPCD (Parkland College) •  WRSE (Elmhurst College) •  WVJC (Wabash Valley College) •  WVKC (Knox College) •  WXAV (St. Xavier University) •  WZRD (Northeastern Illinois University) • 
See also: Adult Contemporary, College, Country, News/Talk, NPR, Oldies, Rock, Sports, Top 40, Urban, and Other radio stations in Illinois







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