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{{Infobox radio station
| name = 101.8 WCR FM Wolverhampton Community Radio
| logo =
| city = [[Wolverhampton]]
| area =
| frequency = 101.8 FM
| rds = WCR FM
| webcast = Listen Live [https://www.wcrfm.com/player/]
| website = {{Official URL}}
| airdate = {{Start date|2007|03|30|df=y}}
}}
'''101.8 WCR FM''' is a [[community radio]] station that broadcasts to the city of [[Wolverhampton]], England, on the [[FM broadcasting|VHF]] frequency of 101.8 MHz under an [[Ofcom]] - [[Community Radio]] licence, at 6:00&nbsp;a.m. on 30 March 2007 originally from studios in the [[Newhampton Arts Centre]]. WCR FM aims to be a vibrant, informative and hyperlocal station providing the city with an alternative service with a mix of speech, specialist and niche programming. The station's licence states it must broadcast a speech content of no less than 30% of its total output and this is achieved primarily by a weekday lunchtime magazine show and a heavier, local news/current affairs series with the station's Community Director, Chris Allen. Other programmes offer additional speech content to cover the requirement.
It operates from a purpose developed three-studio broadcast, production and training complex on the second floor of the [[Mander Centre]] following a move from their launch studios at [[Newhampton Arts Centre]] in April 2022.
Programme content is primarily produced in-house with a degree of syndicated programming from external sources. Wolverhampton has a mixed-race population of approximately 260,000 and although primarily an English-language station, WCR FM also offers a broadcasting platform for various ethnic and community groups.
==Notable presenters==
*[[Les Ross]]
*Caroline Martin<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/12/caroline-martin-joins-wcr-fm-following-bbc-radio-wm-exit/ |title=Caroline Martin joins WCR FM following BBC Radio WM exit |publisher=Radio Today |date=13 December 2023 |accessdate=14 December 2023}}</ref>
== History ==
WCR FM is related to Wolverhampton Campus Radio, WCR AM,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wcr1350.co.uk/ |title=Archived copy |website=www.wcr1350.co.uk |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709083205/http://www.wcr1350.co.uk/ |archive-date=9 July 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> which broadcast to the Wulfrun campus of [[Wolverhampton College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dxradio.co.uk/lpam/wcr.htm|title = WCR AM}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcr1350.co.uk/ |title=Archived copy |website=www.wcr1350.co.uk |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010227200751/https://www.wcr1350.co.uk/ |archive-date=27 February 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Ofcom Breaches==
In March 2023, WCR FM were found in breach by [[OFCOM]] in March 2023 after playing a song that contained offensive language. WCR FM were found in breach of Rules 1.14 and 2.3 after playing a song during its Drivetime programme on 2 November 2022 that contained the "F" word. The full response can be seen at: [https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0033/254796/Ofcom-Decision-Drive-Time-with-James-Levett,-WCR-FM.pdf]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website}}
*[http://www.facebook.com/wcrfm WCR FM on Facebook]
*{{Twitter}}
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[[Category:Radio stations in the West Midlands (region)]]
[[Category:Community radio stations in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Mass media in Wolverhampton]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in England]]