suburbs frequency 90.9 fm mhz also on hd radio first air date 1977 format public radio jazz audience share 0.4 fall 2007 rrc 1 erp 5 000 watts haat 91.0 meters class a facility id 12281 transmitter coordinates 41 50 36.00 n 88 5 0.00 w 41.8433333 n 88.0833333 w 41.8433333 ; 88.0833333 callsign meaning dupage community broadcasters 2 affiliations prx npr owner college of dupage district 502 website www.wdcb.org wdcb 90.9 fm is a radio station broadcasting a public radio and jazz format . licensed to glen ellyn illinois usa the station serves the chicago area . the station is owned by college of dupage district 502 and features programming from prx and npr . 3 the station is also broadcast on hd radio . 4 contents 1 history 2 current staff 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit wdcb 90.9 fm was founded as a 5 000 watt station in late 1977 and its original format was a mix of classical educational and news programming . jazz programming was introduced in the early 1980s and became the primary format by the end of the decade . since then wdcb s format has expanded to include blues roots rock bluegrass celtic folk new age afro cuban jazz big band and old time radio shows though straight ahead jazz makes up about 80 % of its music programming . the educational programming was dropped in 2001 and classical music continued to be heard on the station on weekends until late 2005 . in recent years some of the more eclectic and niche programming has been phased out for a stronger emphasis on the more popular jazz and blues programming . as the result of a 2016 agreement with chicago public media wdcb s programming is now also heard throughout much of chicago on wrte 90.7 fm from a low power 6 watt signal located on chicago s near west side . while wdcb s primary 90.9 fm signal does reach all of chicago the 90.7 fm signal offers better reception for many wdcb listeners on the west side of chicago as well as chicago s near north and near south side neighborhoods . unlike most college based stations wdcb fm is not student operated but rather very much professional in design and output . cod students however do work in a variety of roles at wdcb s offices during the week and many staffers are former cod student employees . in addition to its predominantly live and locally hosted programming wdcb also airs a number of nationally syndicated music programs including npr s jazz night in america and piano jazz as well as independent programs including american routes night lights blues from the red rooster lounge folk sampler and the grateful dead radio hour . current staff edit the station manager of wdcb is dan bindert . the music director is paul abella . the title of programming director is vacant following the retirement of longtime manager mary patricia larue in 2013 . since then bindert has served as acting pd . brian d. o keefe is the news director . wdcb s stable of on air personalities includes bruce oscar barry winograd paul abella orbert davis and marshall vente all of whom are prominent chicago based jazz musicians along with longtime hosts leslie keros jay greene bes nievera jeanne franks and bob signorelli . the daily lineup of abella mornings winograd middays and oscar afternoons has been intact since 2015 ; the previous lineup of burnett mornings winograd and oscar had been intact for 14 years . wdcb s extensive blues lineup includes a 10 hour block of blues every saturday night led off each week by popular chicago blues and rock radio veteran tom marker who began hosting on wdcb in 2015 . in 2015 wdcb became the new broadcast home of former xm host michelle sammartino s program jammin jazz jazz for the new generation . wdcb is also the home of those were the days the long running old time radio program that used to be hosted by chuck schaden.on july 4 2009 steve darnall took over as the second host of the show . local celebrity wayne messmer also hosts a vocal jazz show on sunday nights . see also edit list of jazz radio stations in the usa references edit chicago market ratings . arbitron . fall 2007 . call letter origins . radio history on the web . wdcb facility record . united states federal communications commission audio division . hd radio station guide for cleveland oh . retrieved 1 september 2016 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wdcb radio locator information on wdcb query nielsen audio s fm station database for wdcb v t e radio stations in the chicago market by am frequency 560 6701 7201 750 7801 820 850 8901 930 950 10001 1030 1050 1080 1110 1160 1200 1220 1230 1240 1270 1300 1330 1340 1370 1390 1410 1420 1430 1450 1450 1490 1500 1500 1510 1530 1570 1590 1690 by fm frequency 87.72 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.5 88.5 88.7 88.7 88.7 88.7 88.9 88.9 89.1 89.1 89.3 89.3 89.5 89.7 90.1 90.5 90.7 90.7 90.9 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.3 92.5 92.7 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.3 94.7 95.1 95.5 95.9 95.9 96.3 96.7 96.7 96.9 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 98.3 98.7 99.5 99.9 99.9 100.3 100.7 100.7 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.3 102.7 103.1 103.1 103.5 103.9 103.9 103.9 104.3 104.7 105.1 105.5 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.1 107.5 107.9 noaa weather radio frequency 162.400 162.425 162.500 162.550 digital radio 780 1300 1390 1690 89.3 1 89.3 2 89.5 1 89.5 2 90.1 1 90.1 2 90.1 3 90.7 1 90.7 1 90.9 1 90.9 2 90.9 3 91.5 1 91.5 2 92.3 1 92.3 2 93.1 1 93.1 2 93.1 3 93.9 1 93.9 2 94.7 1 94.7 2 95.5 1 95.5 2 95.9 1 95.9 2 96.3 1 96.3 2 96.7 1 97.1 1 97.1 2 97.9 1 97.9 2 97.9 3 98.7 1 99.5 1 99.5 2 100.3 1 100.3 2 101.1 1 101.1 2 101.9 1 101.9 2 102.3 1 102.7 1 102.7 2 103.5 1 103.5 2 104.3 1 104.3 2 105.1 1 105.1 2 105.1 3 105.5 1 105.9 1 105.9 2 106.3 1 106.7 1 106.7 2 107.5 1 107.5 2 by callsign kwo39 kxi41 kxi58 kzz81 w219cd w244bq w248bb w264bf w280em waes wait wake wbbm1 wbbm fm wbeq wbew wbez wbgx wbmf wccq wcev wcfl wcfs fm wcgo wckg wclr wcpt wcpt fm wcpq wcpy wcrx wcsj fm wdcb wdgc fm wdrv wedc weef wefm webg werv fm wetn wfel lp wfmt wfxf wgci fm wgen fm wgn1 wgrb wgve fm wrme lp2 whfh whpk whsd wiil wiit wims wind wjch wjkl wjmk wjob wjol wkbm wkkc wkqx wkrs wksc fm wkta wley fm wlit fm wlje wlpr fm wls1 wls fm wlth wltl wlra wlip wlup fm wluw wmbi wmbi fm wmvp1 wndz wntd wnur fm wnvr wnwi wojo wonc wonu wpjx wpna wppn wpwx wrdz wrll wrmn wrlr lp wrse wrte wrtw wrto wrxq wsbc wscr1 wshe fm wspy fm wsrb wsri wssr wtmx wtzi wusn wvaz wviv fm wvix wvon wwca wwdv wwhn wwtg wxav wxlc wxrd wxrt wyca wyll wzrd wzsr wzvn internet stations wgn plus wgn.fm q101 chicago defunct stations wcfj wcfl wcgo wcrw wedc wenr wkkd wmaq wmcw wnib wrll satellite radio local traffic weather xm channel 217 sirius channel 151 nearby radio markets benton harbor st. joseph kankakee lasalle peru milwaukee racine rockford south bend see also list of radio stations in illinois list of radio stations in indiana 1 clear channel stations with extended nighttime coverage 2 audio signal of wrme lp oldies audio with video of traffic conditions v t e npr member stations in the state of illinois stations carbondale wsiu chicago wbez dekalb wniu edwardsville wsie elgin weps freeport wnie galesburg wvkc glen ellyn wdcb kankakee wbek lasalle wniw macomb wium morris wbeq mt. vernon wvsi normal wglt olney wusi peoria wcbu pittsfield wipa quincy wqub rock island wvik rockford wnij springfield wuis sterling wniq urbana will urbana will fm warsaw wiuw see also list of npr stations see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in illinois v t e illinois college radio stations wcbu bradley university wcrx columbia college chicago wcsf university of st. francis wdcb college of dupage weiu eastern illinois university wesn illinois wesleyan university wetn wheaton college wglt illinois state university whpk university of chicago wiit illinois institute of technology wjmu millikin university wkkc kennedy king college wlca lewis and clark community college wlkl lake land college wlnx lincoln college wlra lewis university wluw loyola university chicago wmxm lake forest college wnur fm northwestern university wonc north central college wonu olivet nazarene university wpcd parkland college wqub quincy university wrse elmhurst college wsie southern illinois university edwardsville wsiu southern illinois university wuis university of illinois at springfield wvik augustana college wvjc wabash valley college wvkc knox college wxav saint xavier university wznd lp illinois state university wzrd northeastern illinois university northern illinois university wnie wnij wniq wniu wniw university of illinois at urbana champaign will wpgu western illinois university wium wius wiuw see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in illinois retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wdcb & oldid 744313793 categories hd radio stationscollege radio stations 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