WBCR-LP

For the FM radio station in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States, see WBCR-FM. For the AM radio station in Alcoa, Tennessee, United States, see WBCR (AM).

WBCR-LP is a low power FM radio station with office and studio located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, broadcasting on the 97.7 FM frequency. The organization's legal name is "Berkshire Community Radio Alliance," and is also known as "Berkshire Community Radio" or "BCR."

WBCR-LP

Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	Primary: Great Barrington, MA and Southern Berkshire County
Frequency	97.7 MHz
Programming
Format	Community radio
Affiliations	Pacifica Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Berkshire Community Radio Alliance
History
First air date	October 23, 2004
Call sign meaning	Berkshire Community Radio
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	135676
Class	L1
ERP	100 watts
HAAT	-179.6 meters
Links
Public license information	LMS
Website	berkshireradio.org

WBCR-LP is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, volunteer-run, non-commercial, community radio station with over 70 locally produced shows currently on the air. With a broadcast radius between 8 and 15 miles, depending on terrain, it serves the southern portion of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. WBCR-LP also streams live on the internet.

History

WBCR-LP commenced broadcasting on October 23, 2004.

Full power upgrade

On March 31, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted the licensee of WBCR-LP, Berkshire Community Radio Alliance, a construction permit for 89.5 MHz from the American Towers communications tower in Hillsdale, New York. When built, the station would have run 550 watts vertical from 144 meters above average terrain.^[2] However, in March 2013 the Board of Directors voted to remain as a low power station and turned the construction permit over to NEPR (New England Public Radio) which then constructed WNNU, basically an all news and talk station.

See also

• List of community radio stations in the United States