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WCRX 88.1FM

Broadcast area	Downtown, Near North, South Loop, West Loop in Chicago, Illinois
Branding	88.1FM WCRX
Slogan	Chicago's Underground
Frequency	88.1 MHz
First air date	November 22, 1982
Format	Dance, Top 40, Hip Hop
ERP	100 Watts
Class	A
Owner	Columbia College Chicago
Website	wcrx.net

WCRX (88.1 FM) is a radio station based in Chicago, Illinois. Located at 33 East Congress in Chicago Columbia College Chicago owns the station's FCC license and facilities. The station is completely run by Columbia College Chicago students and is operated by the school's radio department.

About WCRX

WCRX was bought from the University of Illinois-Chicago in the 1980s. WCRX 88.1FM is a non-commercial radio station owned and operated by Columbia College Chicago. WCRX provides music, news, sports, and community affairs programming. Student talent also host a variety of specialized programs that include: Talk, Metal, Jazz, R&B, Rap, Alternative, Blues and Meringue. WCRX also broadcasts select regular season UIC Flames men and women's basketball games. Student broadcast teams provides live play-by-play and color analysis for every game.

WCRX 88.1 FM also reports from Wrigley Field as well as from DePaul University during the college basketball season.

WCRX also broadcast the 1998 EMMY Awards from Los Angeles. The show was called Entertainment Primetime Weekly. The show was produced in a newsradio format.

Notable alumni

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Barbara McDowell, WPWX-Chicago Asst. Program Director '98

Shannon Brazier (Choklit Jock), WPWX-Chicago Morning Host '00

Josh Liss, WBBM-AM Chicago Sports Director '00

Carmen DeFalco, WMVP-AM Sports Anchor '99

Luis Lopez, Dance Factory On-Air Talent '96

Joe Ostrowski, WSCR-AM Producer/On-Air Talent '03

Tim Vander Tuuk,WKRS-AM News Director '02

Asif Malik, WMAQ, AP radio

Anthony Meccia, Mid-Day On-air Talent '96

Ken Smith (Al Roker Jr.), Mancow Show '89

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