WCWP

Brookville, New York United States
Broadcast area	Nassau County, New York
Frequency	88.1 MHz
Programming
Format	Variety
Ownership
Owner	Long Island University (Long Island University Public Radio Network)
History
First air date	October 18, 1961; 60 years ago (1961-10-18)
Call sign meaning	C.W. Post Campus of LIU
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	38332
Class	A
ERP	100 watts
HAAT	58 meters (190 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°49′00″N 73°35′49″W / 40.81667°N 73.59694°W / 40.81667; -73.59694Coordinates: 40°49′00″N 73°35′49″W / 40.81667°N 73.59694°W / 40.81667; -73.59694
Links
Public license information	Profile LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.wcwp.org

WCWP (88.1 FM) is a college radio station licensed to Brookville, New York, owned and operated by Long Island University and broadcasting a variety radio format. The station serves the Nassau County, New York area, and is located on the C.W. Post Campus of LIU.

History

In the spring of 1960, Arthur Beltrone '63 and Theatre Arts Professor Virgil Jackson Lee founded WCWP as a closed circuit radio station. The Radio Club of C.W. Post College was initiated at this time. WCWP first signed on the air at noon, October 18, 1961. Two years later, plans were made to extend the station's reach through a noncommercial, educational FM station. In January 1965, WCWP acquired new facilities, which were named after Mr. Benjamin Abrams, a pioneer in the communications industry.^[1]

On November 30, 1970, WCWP was ordered to be closed down at 2 AM by Dean Julian Mates “to protect our station license” after obscenities had been broadcast. The shutdown came at the end of the station's regular program schedule that day.^[2]