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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.

08/27/2026

When a lightning strike takes out your on air monitor system, you break out the surplus equipment!

08/19/2026

The Oasis reunion may have brought the Gallagher brothers back to the stage, but apparently not without reopening a few old wounds. A new trailer for Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger, the forthcoming documentary chronicling the band’s 2025 return, digs deeper into the emotional fallout — and the possibility that this time around, they might actually be rewriting the story.

The second look at the film arrives ahead of its Sept. 11 theatrical release, with advance tickets now available. In the U.S. and Canada, fans can also get an early look during special IMAX screenings on Sept. 9.

Where the first teaser established the scale of Oasis’ improbable return, the new trailer gets more personal. Liam Gallagher reflects on the band’s infamous breakup with characteristic bluntness: “The way it finished? Unacceptable. It didn’t sit right with me, man.”

Noel, meanwhile, admits that the prospect of making music again with his brother came with some serious reservations. “I just don’t see myself on stage with Liam,” he says. “I don’t really want to be going back with the tension. Will it fall apart again?”

Then comes the catharsis. Discussing the reunion, Liam describes the experience as exorcising his demons, “getting it all out, the rage. Just pure anger,” before conceding, “I need to calm the f**k down.”

The trailer also offers a glimpse of the brothers performing “Champagne Supernova” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” while Noel reflects on a side of the Oasis phenomenon he says he had forgotten: what the band—and Liam in particular—means to its fans. “The songs are one thing, but I’d forgotten what he means to people,” Noel says. “I certainly wasn’t prepared for the intense outpouring. A sense of what it meant to people.”

That realization may be at the heart of the film’s larger narrative. After years of acrimony, estrangement and speculation over whether Oasis could ever take the stage, Noel sees the reunion as an opportunity to reshape the band’s legacy. “We’ve got a chance to change the narrative of the band,” he says.

08/13/2026
08/13/2026

We are back up and going!!!

OUR STREAM IS BACK ONLINE!!! parkland.edu/wpcd (click on the"Listen" tab or the Listen Now button.) or on the TuneIn rad...
08/05/2026

OUR STREAM IS BACK ONLINE!!! parkland.edu/wpcd (click on the"Listen" tab or the Listen Now button.) or on the TuneIn radio app is where you can find us!!!

06/17/2026

Due to severe weather, Parkland College will be closing today at 2 PM. All classes and services will be canceled. Stay safe, everyone! 

The 3rd floor of Parkland College offering liminal spaces & Backrooms vibes tho
06/12/2026

The 3rd floor of Parkland College offering liminal spaces & Backrooms vibes tho

06/02/2026

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06/01/2026

Matt Maeson is bringing his Watch My Step tour to The Virginia Theatre on Thursday, June 18th! We'll be giving away pairs of tickets these next three weeks, so keep your eyes on our socials, and stay tuned to 887 WPCD FM for your chance to score tickets!

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If you missed it on Sunday, we will be re-airing The ALT20 tonight at 7pm!
05/19/2026

If you missed it on Sunday, we will be re-airing The ALT20 tonight at 7pm!

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