frequency 90.7 mhz also on hd radio format wdcb 90.9 fm simulcast erp 6 watts haat 352 feet class d facility id 10794 transmitter coordinates 41 50 26.00 n 87 43 5.00 w 41.8405556 n 87.7180556 w 41.8405556 ; 87.7180556 callsign meaning radio arte former frequencies 90.5 mhz 2014 owner chicago public media sister stations wbez webcast listen live website official website wrte 90.7 fm is an american radio station broadcasting a public media format . it is licensed to chicago illinois usa and serves the city of chicago . the station is owned by chicago public media . 1 wrte signed on as wcyc with licensee boys and girls club of chicago on 90.5 fm . the boys and girls club sold the radio station to the mexican fine arts center museum now national museum of mexican art in 1997 renaming the station wrte . in the final years of the national museum of mexican art s ownership of the station it underwent many hardships including erratic staff changes fundraising challenges and more . as of spring 2011 the frequency was put up for sale and on june 22 2012 it was announced that chicago public media had purchased wrte fm . on december 31 2012 chicago public media took control of the purchase of the frequency and began to simulcast its vocalo programming broadcast from navy pier in downtown chicago . vocalo will eventually open a community bureau in little village pilsen where it can conduct community training and remote broadcast . along with these changes vocalo will add spanish language programming to its regular programming on sundays according to a press release with support from existing community programmers and in partnership with several spanish language community media partners . 2 on july 31 2012 chicago public media applied to the u.s. federal communications commission fcc to move wrte s transmitter site from 2801 s. ridgeway in chicago to university hall on the east campus of the university of illinois at chicago . 3 on september 28 2012 the fcc granted chicago public media a construction permit to move the station s transmitter site to its new location . 4 on october 12 2012 chicago public media applied with the fcc change the station s frequency to 90.7 mhz fm . 5 on november 15 2012 the fcc granted a construction permit for the move to 90.7 mhz . the effective radiated power decreased to 6 watts and the haat increased to 107.3 meters and on february 11 2013 wrte 90.7 fm made the move from 90.5 airing a vocalo.org 89.5 fm wbew simulcast to the city of chicago . in late 2015 wrte began simulcasting glen ellyn jazz station wdcb strengthening the western suburban station s coverage in the city of chicago . vocalo programming is now heard in downtown chicago on a translator w216cl at 91.1 fm fed via wbez hd2 . wrte broadcasts in the hd radio format . 6 references edit wrte facility record . united states federal communications commission audio division . vocalo on wrte fm chicago . application for construction permit for reserved channel noncommercial educational broadcast station fcc.gov . july 31 2012 . accessed september 26 2012 application search details fcc.gov . accessed november 2 2012 application for construction permit for reserved channel noncommercial educational broadcast station fcc.gov . accessed november 2 2012 http www.hdradio.com station guides widget.php id 25 external links edit query the fcc s fm station database for wrte radio locator information on wrte query nielsen audio s fm station database for wrte 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 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