WCPE

WCPE

Raleigh, North Carolina United States
Broadcast area	Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
Frequency	89.7 MHz
Branding	The Classical Station
Programming
Format	Classical
Ownership
Owner	Educational Information Corporation
History
First air date	1978
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	18831
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	359 meters (1,178 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°56′25.5″N 78°28′44″W / 35.940417°N 78.47889°W / 35.940417; -78.47889 (WCPE)
Translator(s)	See § Simulcasts and translators
Repeater(s)	See § Simulcasts and translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.theclassicalstation.org

WCPE (89.7 FM) in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a listener supported non-commercial, non-profit radio station, and the program contributor for The Classical Station, a classical music network. The station went on the air July 17, 1978, and switched to a 24-hour classical music format in 1984. Both are owned by the Educational Information Corporation, a nonprofit community organization.

WCPE's studios are located just outside Wake Forest, North Carolina. Its main signal extends from the South Carolina state line to the suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, and some parts of Charlotte, North Carolina, as well.