WRCT Pittsburgh 88.3 FM

The recorded history of WRCT begins in 1949, when we began as a project by a group of engineering students and professors who had an interest in radio broadcasting. The station originally broadcasted on AM carrier current, reaching just a few of the academic rooms and offices for about 6-12 hours a day. In the 1950s, WRCT (or, Radio Carnegie Tech) was broadcasting at 900 AM to about half of the academic buildings on campus, including a few dormitories. WRCT formalized into a student organization ran by volunteer students, staff, and facultymuch like it is today. On March 1st, 1974, WRCT moved from the AM carrier current (that was still only reaching on-campus destinations) to 88.3 MHz FM. We were powered with 10 watts, capable of reaching all parts of campus and a short distance beyond. While it was our first time as a community broadcaster, WRCT already had 25 years of broadcasting under its belt. By the mid-1980s we had increased our power to 100 watts, broadcasting to the city o...