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WCPE, The Classical Station, is a non-commercial, independent, listener-supported station serving the North Carolina Piedmont area, including Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, with 100,000 watts of power on 89.7 FM. We have adhered to one philosophy since 1982: to deliver the finest classical music programming and the highest quality broadcast signal around the clock.

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Russian Romantics Weekend: January 15-16

This coming weekend is one of your favorite theme weekends: Russian Romantics Weekend. We'll be playing works by Modeste Mussorgsky, Alexander Borodin, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and more on Saturday and Sunday. Don't forget to request your favorite Russian Romantic pieces on All Request Friday and the Saturday Evening Request Program. Photo of Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow by Tsy1980, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia.org