Central Carolina Community College's student station was the first radio station operated by a community college when it signed on in 1970. The station first broadcast at 89.5 FM with 35 watts until 1981, when the station boosted their output to the current 3,000 watts at 90.5 FM. WDCC mainly serves Sanford, Lee County and extreme southwestern portions of the Raleigh-Durham radio market. In 2002, the station began 24-hour operation for the first time.