WCPE

WCPE (89.7 FM) in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a listener supported non-commercial, non-profit radio station, and the program contributor for The Classical Station, a classical music network. Both are owned by the Educational Information Corporation, a nonprofit community organization. The station went on the air July 17, 1978, and switched to a 24-hour classical music format in 1984. In 1978, the first piece played on The Classical Station was the Saint Saëns Organ Symphony played on a 12 inch LP, and to that day The Classical Station had bookshelves full of records until the 1980s.

WCPE
Broadcast areaRaleigh-Durham, North Carolina
Frequency89.7 MHz
BrandingThe Classical Station
Programming
FormatClassical
Ownership
OwnerEducational Information Corp.
History
First air date
1978
Technical information
Facility ID18831
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT359 meters (1,178 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°56′25″N 78°28′45″W
Translator(s)See § Simulcasts and translators
Repeater(s)See § Simulcasts and translators
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitetheclassicalstation.org

WCPE's studios are located just outside Wake Forest, North Carolina. Its main signal extends from the South Carolina state line to the suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, and some parts of Charlotte, North Carolina, as well.

Overview

WCPE's call letters do not stand for anything in particular; the station simply did not have the money to petition the FCC for a specific set of call letters, but was happy with the result.

WCPE operates three full-power satellite stations in the Outer Banks of eastern North Carolina, as well as a network of low-powered translators across the state. It can also be heard on cable television systems, on free-to-air (open format) "small dish" home satellite systems via the AMC-1 satellites, and around the world via six streaming audio formats on the Internet, including mp3, Ogg Vorbis, QuickTime, RealAudio, iTunes, and WMA. The station also streams via IPv6.

It also distributes its classical music format to affiliate stations in ten states as a service entitled Great Classical Music. The Classical Station was the first station in Central North Carolina to broadcast a compact disc.

As of December 2007, WCPE has lost access to its C-Band (Big dish) transponder.

Helms-Leahy Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002

In November 2002 WCPE and its founder and General Manager, Deborah Proctor was recognized by Senator Jesse Helms for her contribution in the Helms-Leahy Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002.[1] This act helped settle a dispute regarding the amount of royalties webcasters must pay in order to perform sound recordings over the Internet bringing stability to the then-emerging webcasting industry.

The North Carolina Award

On Saturday, November 6, 2019, founder and General Manager, Deborah Proctor was recognized by Governor Roy Cooper with North Carolina's highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award.[2][3] Proctor was recognized for her efforts to promote and help small, independent and public broadcasters remain viable in the era of online broadcasting.

Simulcasts and translators
Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))		 Transmitter coordinates
WZPE90.1 FMBathNorth Carolina93744 A4,50039 m (128 ft)35°28′32.0″N 76°48′44.0″W
WURI90.9 FMManteoNorth Carolina91803 A5,20057 m (187 ft)35°54′28.0″N 75°40′26.0″W

WZPE is owned by the Educational Information Corporation, while WURI is owned by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and leased to WCPE.

Broadcast translators of WCPE
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))
W202BQ88.3AberdeenNorth Carolina93560 D10157 m (515 ft)
W216BE91.1BuxtonNorth Carolina89947 D509.8 m (32 ft)
W237CM95.3FayettevilleNorth Carolina145202 D10190 m (620 ft)
W205CA88.9FoxfireNorth Carolina93559 D2744 m (144 ft)
W247BG97.3Frog LevelNorth Carolina145839 D10146 m (479 ft)
W210BS89.9New BernNorth Carolina106585 D12037 m (121 ft)
W292DF106.3Bassett ForksVirginia145951 D10221 m (725 ft)
W275AW102.9DanvilleVirginia145882 D3852 m (171 ft)

In 2016, WCPE's programming in Buxton moved from high-power WBUX (90.5 FM) to W216BE. Both facilities are owned by WUNC, which WBUX now retransmits.

References
  1. "Congressional Record Senate Articles | Congress.gov | Library of Congress".
  2. "Six to Receive 2019 North Carolina Award, State's Highest Honor | NC DNCR".
  3. "Six, including Wake Forest woman, receive state's highest honor | Wake Weekly". Archived from the original on August 5, 2020.
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