By accessing or using WNCORE Radio ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to all of these Terms, do not use the Service. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and WNCORE Radio LLC.

You must be at least 13 years of age to use this Service. By using the Service, you represent that you meet this requirement. Users aged 13–17 must have parental consent.

WNCORE Radio grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes. This license does not include: (a) reselling or commercially exploiting the Service; (b) scraping or automated access; (c) reverse engineering our systems; (d) circumventing access controls.

If you create an account, you are responsible for maintaining its security. You agree not to share credentials. We reserve the right to terminate accounts that violate these Terms without notice.

You agree not to: use the Service for any unlawful purpose; interfere with or disrupt the Service; attempt to access restricted areas of our systems; use the Service to transmit malicious code; impersonate WNCORE Radio or its personnel; attempt to decode, decrypt, or access frequency data beyond publicly available streams.

WNCORE Radio indexes and links to radio streams operated by independent third parties. We do not host, own, or endorse third-party content. We are not responsible for the accuracy, legality, or appropriateness of third-party streams.

The WNCORE Radio name, logo, interface design, and original content are owned by WNCORE Radio LLC and protected by intellectual property law. Station names, logos, and audio content are owned by their respective broadcasters.

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WNCORE RADIO DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

We specifically disclaim all liability for: (a) interruptions to third-party streams; (b) content transmitted by third-party broadcasters; (c) technical failures beyond our control; (d) events arising from network anomalies including but not limited to unexplained signal phenomena on unlicensed frequencies.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WNCORE RADIO SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED $100 USD.

You agree to indemnify and hold WNCORE Radio, its officers, employees, and agents harmless from any claims arising from your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of another party.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law principles. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts in Delaware for any disputes.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Upon termination, these Terms continue to apply to your prior use of the Service.

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other agreements expressly incorporated herein, constitute the entire agreement between you and WNCORE Radio regarding the Service.

WNCORE Radio operates under Broadcast License ID WNC-2016-7782, issued 2016. WNCORE does not own, produce, or distribute the audio content streamed through this platform. All streams are sourced from third-party broadcasters via the Radio Browser public index and direct broadcaster agreements.

Each station streamed through WNCORE Radio is operated independently by its respective broadcaster. WNCORE functions as a directory and relay layer only. We do not transcode, store, or modify audio streams. All rights to broadcast content remain with the originating station.

Stations listed in our index have been submitted to the Radio Browser community database. WNCORE does not independently verify the licensing status of individual streams. If you are a rights holder and believe a stream is infringing, please refer to our DMCA policy.

The Live Music section features streams provided under royalty-free, Creative Commons, or public domain licenses. Sources include Free Music Archive (FMA), Musopen, and broadcaster-authorized streams. All tracks in this section are cleared for listener use without royalty obligation.

The WNCORE Radio web application — including its interface, design, and systems — is proprietary. Unauthorized reproduction, scraping, or resale of the platform or its interface is prohibited. Station data sourced from Radio Browser is redistributed under the Radio Browser database terms (CC0).

For licensing questions, partnership agreements, or content clearance requests, contact: licensing@wncoreradio.net

Effective date: March 12, 2016  ·  Last updated: January 2025  ·  WNCORE Radio Network

WNCORE Radio provides a public read-only API for developers. Access is free for non-commercial use under the terms below. Commercial use requires a separate agreement.

Unauthenticated requests are accepted at reduced rate limits. To obtain an API key, email api@wncoreradio.net with your use case. API keys are alphanumeric, 64 characters, prefixed wnc_.

Requests exceeding rate limits receive a 429 Too Many Requests response with a Retry-After header. Persistent abuse results in IP bans.

You may use the API to: build radio applications, aggregate station data for non-commercial research, create educational tools, or power open-source projects. You may not: resell API access, scrape our database for commercial competitors, or use the API to automate station tuning at scale without a commercial agreement.

The following parameters are not publicly documented and will return 403 Forbidden:

We target 99.5% uptime for public API endpoints. Node health is published at status.wncoreradio.net. We do not provide SLA guarantees for free tier access.

WNCORE Radio respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users and partners to do the same. This policy governs how we handle claims of copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512).

WNCORE Radio operates as a radio directory and indexing service. We do not host audio content — all streams are served directly from third-party station servers. WNCORE acts as a passive conduit under 17 U.S.C. § 512(a).

However, we take copyright concerns seriously and will respond to properly submitted DMCA notices regarding our indexed metadata, interface elements, or any content we do host directly.

To submit a valid DMCA takedown notice, you must provide:

(a) A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized agent;
(b) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
(c) Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with sufficient detail for us to locate it;
(d) Your contact information (address, telephone number, email);
(e) A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or law;
(f) A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, under penalty of perjury, and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

If you believe material was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notification containing: your signature, identification of removed material, statement under penalty of perjury that removal was in error, your consent to jurisdiction of the relevant federal court, and your contact information.

We maintain a repeat infringer policy. Station operators or users with three or more valid infringement notices will be removed from our index permanently.

If you are a station operator and wish to be removed from our index, send an email to dmca@wncoreradio.net with your station name and UUID. Removal is processed within 5 business days.

We have received ██ takedown requests regarding content associated with frequency 88.7 MHz and the identifier "SIGNAL_KAGE." We are unable to process these requests as we cannot identify a rights holder or establish that any content is being hosted by WNCORE systems. The signal, if any exists, does not originate from our infrastructure. We have forwarded these notices to ████████████████████ and have not received a response.

Use the appropriate channel for your inquiry. We respond to all verified contacts within 2–5 business days. For urgent technical issues, use the emergency signal contact below.

To submit a new station for indexing, email stations@wncoreradio.net with the station name, stream URL, country, primary genre, and bitrate. Stations are reviewed within 10 business days.

For playback issues, stream errors, or technical anomalies, include your browser, operating system, and the station URL in your report. Contact: support@wncoreradio.net

WNCORE Radio maintains a Signal Anomaly Registry for unexplained transmission phenomena reported by users and station operators. If you have experienced something you cannot explain while using this service, use the anomaly report channel.

The following frequencies are maintained for urgent broadcast-related communications. These are verified public contact lines associated with signal monitoring organizations. Use only if you have experienced an active transmission anomaly.

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