- WCDB
Infobox Radio station
name = WCDB
city = Albany,New York
area = New York college
slogan =
branding = "Capital Districts Best"
frequency = 90.9MHz
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format =Free Format
power =
erp = 100watt s
haat = 64.0meter s
class = A
facility_id = 63125
coordinates = coord|42|41|16.00|N| 73|49|19.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = Capital District's Best [ cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web ]
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owner = State University of New York
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webcast = Yes
website = [http://www.wcdbfm.com/ wcdbfm.com]
affiliations =WCDB is a college
radio station run by students attending The University at Albany inAlbany, New York . Located at 90.9 FM WCDB's programming includes a wide range of music, news, sports and public affairs programs. WCDB underwent extensive renovations in late May 2007 and returned its regular program schedule later that year on November 16.The station has a website with streaming capabilities and is now airing worldwide.
History
WCDB FM was originally WSUA AM. The station first went on the air on March 1, 1978 with the
Bruce Springsteen song "Born to Run". The University's Carillon rang out the song at the same time. [ [http://www.wcdbfm.com/History.aspx WCDB History] ] It enjoyed a power boost in 1984 that brought capacity from ten to 100 watts.Notable Alumni
* [http://msgnetwork.com/ourteam_bdaughtry.jsp Bill Daughtry] -
MSG Network
*Brian Lehrer -CUNY TV
* [http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/1050espnradio/show?showId=jodymac Jody McDonald] - 1050 ESPN Radio New York
* Holly Schomann - Director, MTV2 - Music Programming and Talent, former Director atWarner Brothers References
External links
*FM station data|WCDB
* [http://www.joefm.com/wcdb/default.asp The WCDB Historical Society]
* [http://wcdbsports.blogspot.com/ WCDB Sports blog]
* [http://80sonwcdb.blogspot.com The Kitchen (WCDB 80s Show blog)]
*fmq|WCDB
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