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About Us
WXCI is a student-run college radio station. We are located at the Midtown Campus of Western Connecticut State University. WXCI began in 1973 and has remained the second largest college radio station in Connecticut. We broadcast at 3000 watts and our transmitter is located at the Westside Campus of WCSU.
You can hear a wide range of genres on WXCI -- we play everything from hiphop, metal, indie-rock, americana, classic rock, jazz, punk, reggae, techno, folk, dance, experimental, industrial, hardcore, alt-rock, avant-garde, power-pop, funk, electroclash, country, ambient, ska, grindcore, bluegrass, electronica, psychadelic, British invasion, elevator music, black metal, drum and bass, and more.
We also feature weekly topical talk shows including the Sports Jam and WestConn Happenings. Also, on the weekends, we broadcast WCSU sports events, including football, basketball and hockey games.
(From wikipedia.org):
WXCI, 91.7 FM, is the student-run radio station of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut.
WXCI broadcasts to Connecticut and New York at 3,000 watts with a stereo transmitter on WCSU's Westside Campus. It also streams its broadcasts on the Web.
The radio station obtained its FCC license to operate on 28 February 1973. Initially transmitting at 10 watts of power, WXCI upgraded to 760 watts in 1978. In 1982, WXCI was one of the first FM stations to focus on alternative rock, a format now common among US college radio stations. As one of a handful of stations playing alternative rock in the US in the early 1980s, WXCI helped popularize new bands such as REM, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello,U2, Culture Club, Duran Duran, and Black Flag.
The automation computer a.k.a. RoboDJ a.k.a. Digital DJ a.k.a. Super Computer
In August of 2004, WXCI implemented a state of the art DJ automation computer. The computer can randomly play any song from our library, while also promoting our specialty shows and playing important Public Service Announcements. The automation computer works continuously between regular DJ airshifts and shows, and is what makes it possible for us to broadcast 24 hours a day!
Keep your dial tuned to 91.7 FM -- thanks for listening!
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