The college radio station is WXCI, 91.7 FM,
obtained its FCC license to
operate on 28 February
1973. Initially transmitting at 10 watts of power, WXCI upgraded to 760 watts in 1978. In 1982, WXCI was one of the first FM
stations to focus on alternative rock, a format now common among US
college radio stations. As one of a handful of stations playing alternative rock in the US in the early 1980s, WXCI helped popularize new bands such as U2,
Culture Club, Duran
Duran, and Black Flag.