Broadcast Excellence: 1991-2009
In the early spring of 1991, the long-awaited opening of DePauw’s multi-million dollar Center for Contemporary Media took place. The center’s opening brought together all of the university’s student-run media outlets under one roof, and represented a transformational moment for all of the student media on campus. The CCM provided students with enhanced technology and support that they had often previously lacked. WGRE was no exception as the station was relocated on campus for only the second time in its history. The move to the center allowed the station’s broadcast equipment to be updated from the outdated equipment used in the Union Building studio which in turn improved the signal quality and on-air product of WGRE. The new facilities of the Center for Contemporary Media helped WGRE to become known as one of the top college radio stations in the country during its next two decades of broadcasting. WGRE commenced broadcasting from its new studios on March 4, 1991. (more)
