WRCR
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WRCR is a radio station
broadcasting a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Spring Valley, New York
, USA. The station is currently owned by Alexander Broadcasting, Inc. and features programing from AP Radio. The station is located on the upper level of the Nanuet Mall
. The station provides information for the Rockland County
, New York
area. It broadcasts mainly adult contemporary music on weekdays, while brokering much of its airtime on Saturdays and Sundays.
This is the only radio station providing information specific to Rockland County
. Its predecessor, WRKL-AM of nearby Pomona, New York
, switched to an all-Polish format on March 18, 1999.
In 2011, The Rockland Boulders
, an American professional baseball team based in Pomona, New York
in the County of Rockland
and member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, also known as the Can-Am League, announced that WRCR 1300 AM will be the club’s official flagship station for all Boulders’ broadcasts 2011 season.
WRCR were the call letters of a college carrier current radio station at Rockford College
in Rockford, IL operating from 1962 until 1994.
WRCR Rockford College Alumni website
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Spring Valley, New York
Spring Valley, New York
Spring Valley, incorporated on July 9, 1902 is a village spanning the Town of Ramapo and Town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Nanuet; east of Airmont and Monsey; south of Hillcrest and west of West Nyack...
, USA. The station is currently owned by Alexander Broadcasting, Inc. and features programing from AP Radio. The station is located on the upper level of the Nanuet Mall
Nanuet Mall
The Nanuet Mall is a Simon operated mall located at the intersection of Route 59 and Middletown Road in Nanuet, New York. The Nanuet Mall opened in 1969 and the original two anchor stores were Bamberger's and Sears...
. The station provides information for the Rockland County
Rockland County, New York
Rockland County is a suburban county 15 miles to the northwest of Manhattan and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the southernmost county in New York west of the Hudson River, and the smallest county in New York outside of New York City. The...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
area. It broadcasts mainly adult contemporary music on weekdays, while brokering much of its airtime on Saturdays and Sundays.
This is the only radio station providing information specific to Rockland County
Rockland County, New York
Rockland County is a suburban county 15 miles to the northwest of Manhattan and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the southernmost county in New York west of the Hudson River, and the smallest county in New York outside of New York City. The...
. Its predecessor, WRKL-AM of nearby Pomona, New York
Pomona, New York
Pomona is a village partly in the Town of Ramapo and partly in the Town of Haverstraw in Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of New Hempstead, east of Harriman State Park, north of Monsey and west of Mount Ivy. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 3,103, a 13 percent...
, switched to an all-Polish format on March 18, 1999.
In 2011, The Rockland Boulders
Rockland Boulders
The Rockland Boulders is an American professional baseball team based in Pomona, New York in the County of Rockland. It is a member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, also known as the Can-Am League...
, an American professional baseball team based in Pomona, New York
Pomona, New York
Pomona is a village partly in the Town of Ramapo and partly in the Town of Haverstraw in Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of New Hempstead, east of Harriman State Park, north of Monsey and west of Mount Ivy. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 3,103, a 13 percent...
in the County of Rockland
Rockland County, New York
Rockland County is a suburban county 15 miles to the northwest of Manhattan and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the southernmost county in New York west of the Hudson River, and the smallest county in New York outside of New York City. The...
and member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, also known as the Can-Am League, announced that WRCR 1300 AM will be the club’s official flagship station for all Boulders’ broadcasts 2011 season.
WRCR were the call letters of a college carrier current radio station at Rockford College
Rockford College
Rockford College is a private American liberal arts college in Rockford, Illinois. It was founded in 1847 as Rockford Female Seminary and changed its name in 1892. The college is known as the alma mater of Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, who was a member of the class of...
in Rockford, IL operating from 1962 until 1994.
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For information on college radio station WRCRWRCR (college radio)
WRCR was a carrier current college radio station at Rockford College, Rockford, Illinois. It was conceived by a group of students in the fall of 1962. On December 20, 1962, the establishment of a radio station on campus was approved by Rockford College Board of Trustees...
WRCR Rockford College Alumni website