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.

11/21/2025

Production was a bit rushed with everything going on at the station, but wanted to get an ALT 20 out before the holiday. Tune in at 7pm this Sunday as I countdown the top 20 alternative songs of the week, & the chart flashback of course! This week we go back to what was the top track on the Billboard Rock charts back in 1985.

10/23/2025

heads up WPCD nu metalheads!
be sure to tune in TONIGHT (9pm cst) for an exclusive 2 part interview with the boys from blono metal outfit MONARCH 🦋

drea sat down to chat with the three of them about the band’s origins, musical influences, favorite spooky things, and, of course, their upcoming record, BRICK!

don’t miss this one!! 🫶🏻 —drea

10/09/2025

Calling all skate punk fans!! GET RAD tonight on Chillspace (8pm CST) with Drea and special guest Paul Nolan of MidWestWhips notoriety!

Paul is an LA-based award winning whipmaker with over two decades of experience in crafting and handling whips. He put together a sick punk playlist for Chillspace and sat down with Drea to chat about it!

Tune in to WPCD tonight at 8 for Bad Religion, The Interrupters, CIV and more!! 🫶🏻 ~dreeeea

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.

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Champaign, IL
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http://parkland.edu/wpcd

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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.