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50 Years of WRCT 88.3 FM

March 1, 2024

50 years ago, on March 1st, 1974, our station expanded from the AM carrier current to what you know it as today – WRCT 88.3 FM. We have two celebrations this year, as the station was originally created from a few radio curious engineering students and professors back in 1949 (this year marks our 75th year broadcasting, so stay tuned for more anniversary events during Spring Carnival!)

After 25 years of cranking out music just far enough to reach our campus community – at the time it was Carnegie Tech – the station hit the FM waves for the very first time. Even though we barely reached beyond campus, starting off at 10 watts in 1974, WRCT now has a listening radius of 17 miles, broadcasting at 1750 watts, and is now known as a force among college radio stations. Ever since our humble beginnings we’ve been committed to creative content, so thanks to all the students and community members that have helped get us to where we are today!

Celebrate 50 years of free-form FM radio with us Friday, March 1st, and tune in from 2-3pm for an anniversary special!


Saturday March 2: CMU maintenance may affect WRCT webstream

February 29, 2024

CMU has scheduled systems maintenance on part of the campus on Saturday, March 2. As a result, there may be intermittent outages or audio delays on WRCT’s webstream from early Saturday morning until 9:30 or 10:00 a.m.

Thank you for your patience during any outages. And thank you for your continued support of WRCT, Pittsburgh!


MMW 2024 Schedule

February 22, 2024

Starting on Friday February 23! WRCT’s Massive Music Weekend!

We will present 60 hours of non-stop music from our favorite artists, starting at noon on Friday, February 23, 2024, and continuing all weekend long!

Every half-hour we’ll feature a different artist, handpicked for your listening pleasure by our own station members. It’s a massively diverse set of artists this year. You’ll hear some of your favorite artists, some you’ve forgotten about, and some whose music is brand new to you! New this year: We’ll have some live sets of music, too!

Catch all the fun on 88.3 FM, Pittsburgh, or streaming from this very website!

Thanks to Spak Brothers, Spirit, Millie’s, and Piada for underwriting portions of WRCT’s 2024 MMW!

Time  Fri 2/23Sat 2/24 Sun 2/25
12 AM    ○Underworld Toby Fox
     ○Pharrell Elliott Smith
1 AM    ○Romare Stereoloab
     ○TIzrah The Velvet
Underground
2 AM    ○David Pajo Mental Crush
     ○Whirr Rina
Sawayama
3 AM    ○Autechre Metaroom
     ○Tombeau Junko Ohashi
4 AM    ○Vaguess Young Nudy
     ○Modern Lovers Power Trip
5 AM    ○The Bar-Kays Demdike Stare
     ○Pastor T.L. Barrett Todd Edwards
6 AM    ○Bill Orcutt Chase And
Status
     ○Lucinda Williams Machine Girl
7 AM    ○Paul Johnson Kane West
     ○DJ Smokey Primal Scream
8 AM    ○Screaming Females J. Geils Band
     ○Rufus Wainwright Bob Dylan
9 AM    ○Car Seat Headrest John Gorka
     ○Fiona Apple Timeghoul
10 AM    ○Mojo Nixon Moonblood
     ○Dramarama Transa
11 AM    ○Ballboy 2hollis
     ○Fish In A Birdcage Vulfpeck
NoonCamera ObscuraThe Amazing Devil Mac Demarco
 Monster RallyProcul Harum Pinkpantheress
1 PMTemplesChiar Youssou
N’Dour
 Shilpa RayLacchesi Swirlies
2 PMBruno MarsSam Alfred Foxtails
 Jeff BuckleyX Club The Cure
3 PMGrateful DeadShigeto Histrionic
live set!
 Donna SummerSnow Strippers Sly And The
Family Stone
4 PMDean BluntLeroy Television
 S. Kiyoyataka &
Omega Tribe
Counterparts The Doors
5 PMTennisJazz Club
live set!
 The Horseflies
 Saada BonaireML Buch Pentangle
6 PMBellyMaria BC Wendy Carlos
 Yoko OnoElysia Crampton Dijon Deon
live set!
7 PMKimya DawsonConfidence Man Pavement
 SamphaThe Wombats Teezo
   Touchdown
8 PMMathilde & Friends
live set!
ILoveMemphis The Internet
 Rap FerreiraCat Garage
live set!
 C. Tangana
9 PMMadlibLil Hero HUGEL
 Jim CroceUnotheactivist Kool And
The Gang
10 PMHaruomi HosonoDavid Bowie Alvvays
 Omni TrioIggy Pop Liz Phair
11 PMEthel CainBilly Joel Bears In Trees
 Omar ApolloGiorgio Moroder The
Forgetmenauts

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