History of WARC — WARC 90.3 FM

1963 Norman Greene "Norman Greene '64 led the effort to create a student radio station and served as its director and general manager. He is shown here with part of the tape and record collection." - Quote and photo from Through All The Years - A History of Allegheny College by Jonathan Helmreich

1930 - Beginning in September 1930, the former third floor stage in Bentley Hall "became the studio for the first Allegheny radio broadcasts." With a need to raise publicity for the school, "money was invested in supporting a student radio broadcast as a way of reaching alumni. The first program aired September 1930 over station WLBW in Oil city. Broadcasts were discontinued after a year or so, as they cost too much while informing listeners in too limited an area." The Bentley hall studio later became an office for the Campus newspaper. - Quotes and photo from Through All The Years - A History of Allegheny College by Jonathan Helmreich

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1963 State-of-the-art radio technology in the 1963 control room.

1963 Norman Greene, K.T. Johnson, and Hank Drucker

1965 The Allegheny Radio Commission (WARC) control room in Cochran Hall in the 1960s. In 1963, WARC became an ABC News affiliate. At noon each day, the campus received a World News Wrap-up with reports from around the globe.

1968 Steve Gauly '68 broadcasting live from atop the campus flagpole in 1967

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1981 "Across campus the radio shows appeal to all kinds of musical tastes including rock, new wave, jazz, classical, and popular." - 1981 Kaldron Yearbook

1984 "WARC has it all" was the slogan for 1984.

1994 DJ Loretta Christian '96 broadcasting to Allegheny's campus and surrounding communities with an alternative to the mainstream format of commercial radio stations.

In 2004 WARC celebrated its 40th year on the air at 90.3 FM and a new location in the Campus Center Lobby. Pictured here is the 2003-2004 executive board. WARC Meadville is one of the few remaining free-form radio stations in the country. If you hear it on commercial radio stations, chances are you won't hear it here.

2013 Board Members Posing at Allegheny College Homecoming 2013 while celebrating WARC's 50th Anniversary and promoting the new addition of online streaming.