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WBCX (FM)
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WBCX FM
89.1 is a radio station
licensed to Gainesville, Georgia
, USA. It serves most of Hall
and parts of surrounding counties in northeast Georgia
, sometimes as far as northeastern metro Atlanta
. The student radio station is owned by Brenau College.
and immediate area only. This was increased to 840 watts in the 1986 (after several years of modified and expired construction permit
s), which enabled the station to reach well beyond campus, as the region grew in population due to the proximity of Atlanta
and Lake Lanier
.
FM broadcasting
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89.1 is a radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Gainesville, Georgia
Gainesville, Georgia
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, USA. It serves most of Hall
Hall County, Georgia
Hall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. In 2000, the population was 139,277. It is included in the Gainesville, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area...
and parts of surrounding counties in northeast Georgia
North Georgia
North Georgia is the hilly to mountainous northern region of the U.S. state of Georgia. At the time of the arrival of settlers from Europe, it was inhabited largely by the Cherokee. The counties of North Georgia were often scenes of important events in the history of Georgia...
, sometimes as far as northeastern metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta
The Atlanta metropolitan area or metro Atlanta, officially designated by the US Census Bureau as the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ninth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States...
. The student radio station is owned by Brenau College.
History
The station began in 1976 as an experiment, broadcasting 10 watts to the college campusCampus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
and immediate area only. This was increased to 840 watts in the 1986 (after several years of modified and expired construction permit
Construction permit
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s), which enabled the station to reach well beyond campus, as the region grew in population due to the proximity of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
and Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River. The lake encompasses of water, and of shoreline at normal level, a "full...
.