88.7 WPCD FM

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An always mutating Radio Laboratory driven by the students of Parkland College

88.7 WPCD (Parkland College District) is an indie/alternative/punk rock station serving the Champaign-Urbana listening area and beyond. With a massive signal output, WPCD reaches listeners across central Illinois and into parts of western Indiana. At any one time, 88.7 can reach over 200,000 listeners, not including an online listening stream. Based out of Parkland College, the station has worked

with The Pitchfork Music Festival radio campaign in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 and has helped promote Champaign-Urbana's very own Pygmalion Music Festival as one of the presenting sponsors in 2011. Other notable past music affiliations include Daytrotter's Barnstormer concert series and SXSW Music Fest 2009.

88.7 and Parkland College have also hosted several concerts and artist performances including Matt and Kim, So Many Dynamos, Empires, and This Providence. Formerly known as "The Wave" the station dropped its longtime name in early 2011 and is now known simply as 88.7 WPCD FM, eighty-eight seven, or WPCD.

09/28/2025

Tonight at 7pm!!!

This Sunday at 7pm tune in (or stream at parkland.edu/wpcd) as Jay counts down the top 20 alt songs for the week on the debut of The ALT 20 on Parkland College Radio!

09/26/2025

This Sunday at 7pm tune in (or stream at parkland.edu/wpcd) as Jay counts down the top 20 alt songs for the week on the debut of The ALT 20 on Parkland College Radio!

09/03/2025

Tune in to Chillspace with Drea this Thursday (9/4) from 8-9 pm for your chance to win a pair of single-day tickets to Riot Fest! Good luck!!

07/22/2025

Rest in Power to an absolute legend.

Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76 weeks after touching final Black Sabbath show.

07/10/2025

During this sweltering July, tune in to WPCD for wicked cool new tunes from Late Night Drive Home, Sydney Sprague, Coral Moons, -Days, Neko Case, Softcult, Foo Fighters, Somerset Thrower, Sir Chloe, Split Chain, Fanclubwallet, & more!!

07/08/2025

Are you or someone you know attending Parkland College this Fall & need a fun & exciting elective to fill out your schedule??? COM 141: Intro to Audio Production is a course that introduces you to techniques and applications involved in Radio/TV Broadcasting, public speaking, voice acting, podcasting, streaming & you get your own weekly two hour radio program! The course starts the week of August 18th and is on Tuesday & Thursdays at 9:00-10:15am or 10:30 – 11:45am. Register for COM 141 with your advisor or at Parkland.edu!!!

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06/17/2025

That was the first time a needle had touched this 45. And will have been the last time as long as it's in my possession. Thanks for listening, and thank you Brian.

06/16/2025

This has been postponed due to a needed trip to the vet for a big orange asthmatic cat. It will still start at noon on Tuesday. My apologies. -Jay

We've been busy with the Summer Start program this week (and we're closed on Fridays for the Summer), so on Monday June 16th, Jay will be doing a full tribute to Brian Wilson starting at noon and going until he's decided that's enough.

RIP to an absolute legend.

06/12/2025

01/16/2025

We are kicking off the Spring semester with brand new tracks from Honeyglaze, Girl Scout, The Backfires, THUS LOVE, Bria Salmena, A. Swayze & the Ghosts, Ecca Vandal, Balancing Act, Strange Talk, & more!!! #2025

01/06/2025

Due to inclement weather, Parkland College is closed tomorrow, January 6. All programs and services, including area learning centers and the Child Development Center, have been cancelled. All offices and access roads to campus will be closed as well. Questions regarding registration can be directed to [email protected].

01/05/2025

Hey WPCD listeners. Take it from Andrew Pritchard. He knows what he’s talking about!

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WPCD FM 88.7 is the educational, non-commercial radio station of Parkland College. 88.7 broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with an indie/alternative rock format. It serves as a hands-on learning lab for students in COM 141 and 142. Students hone their skills by working at WPCD in a variety of capacities. Our power of 10,500 watts covers all of Parkland College’s District 505 area and much of East Central Illinois, including Danville, Decatur, Rantoul, Bloomington, and all of Champaign-Urbana, reaching close to 200,000 people. WPCD also streams worldwide on the Internet.