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For Immediate Release:

WCPE again in running for "Classical Radio Station of the Year"

Radio station WCPE, 89.7 FM, has again been named a finalist for "Classical Station of the Year" in the National Association of Broadcaster's annual Marconi Radio Awards.

WCPE is among five finalists in the classical category. This marks the radio station's third consecutive nomination.

WCPE is a member-supported, noncommercial radio station with a mission of bringing classical music to everyone. Based in Raleigh, N.C., WCPE has broadcast Great Classical Music to central North Carolina and southern Virginia for 27 years. The station now serves listeners throughout North America over a network of repeater transmitters, cable TV systems and affiliated radio stations. The station's Internet audio reaches a worldwide audience.

In addition to WCPE, finalists for "Classical Station of the Year" are KDFC, San Francisco; KFUO-FM, St. Louis; WFMR-FM, Milwaukee; and WRR-FM, Dallas.

An independent task force selected finalists for the Marconi Awards in 22 categories. Ballots will be sent to members of the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy in August.

The winners in each category will be announced on September 22 at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, held during the annual NAB Radio Show. This year's awards dinner, co-sponsored by BMI, will feature a performance by BMI singer/songwriter Delbert McClinton.

Established in 1989 and named after inventor and Nobel Prize winner, Guglielmo Marconi, the Marconi Awards are given to radio stations and outstanding on-air personalities to recognize excellence in radio.

The National Association of Broadcasters, based in Washington, D.C., is a trade association that promotes local radio and television stations' interests in Washington and around the world. NAB also serves a growing number of associate and international broadcaster members.

The Classical Station, WCPE, is a listener-supported radio station dedicated to bringing Great Classical Music to everyone 24 hours a day. You can hear WCPE's beautiful music on the Internet in RealAudio, Windows Media, QuickTime, MP3 and Ogg Vorbis streaming technologies. This programming is also available on large-dish satellite Galaxy 12, Transponder 8, at 6.30 and 6.48 MHz. Owners of 4DTV satellite receivers can tune to G5 959. WCPE's small-dish signal is on satellite AMC-1, Transponder 12K, vertical polarization, downlink 11942 MHz, IF 1192 MHz, FEC 3/4, symbol rate 20 Mb, audio PID 5417 decimal or 1529 hex, SID 81. Please call or write WCPE for more information.

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