City | Chapel Hill, NC |
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Broadcast area | UNC-Chapel Hill campus |
Frequency | 89.3 FM |
Format | variety |
Power | 1,100 Watts |
HAAT | 147 Meters |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 63561 |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°51′59″N 79°10′0″W / 35.86639°N 79.16667°WCoordinates: 35°51′59″N 79°10′0″W / 35.86639°N 79.16667°W |
Owner |
University of North Carolina (Student Educational Broadcasting, Inc.) |
Webcast | m3u |
Website |
wxyc.org wxyc.mp3 |
WXYC (89.3 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a college radio format. Licensed to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, the station is run by students of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The station is owned by Student Educational Broadcasting. The station operates with an effective radiated power of 1,100 Watts from an antenna height above average terrain of 147 meters.
The station broadcasts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Its signal has been simulcast on the Internet by ibiblio since November 1994 and is credited as having performed the first Internet radio broadcast in the world. It can also be found on iTunes, where, based on listener feedback, it would appear to enjoy some popularity in the UK and the American Northeast among internet listeners.
The station is known for an eclectic variety of content, including: jazz, blues, rock, hip hop, zydeco, metal, electronic music, folk music, bluegrass, country, traditional Asian music, traditional African music, calypso, samba, tejano, mariachi, Latin American music, funk, electroclash, synthpop, pop, cajun, doo wop, reggae, dance hall, classical, classic rock, and almost any other type of music.