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WCHO's studios on N. North St. in Washington Court House, Ohio | |
Broadcast area | |
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Frequency | 1250 kHz |
Branding | Oldies 1250 |
Programming | |
Format | Oldies |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WBEX, WCHI, WCHO-FM, WKKJ, WQLX, WSRW | |
History | |
First air date | February 1952 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Initials of the city of license of Washington Court House, Ohio |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 57355 |
Class | D |
Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°32′59.00″N 83°27′10.00″W / 39.5497222°N 83.4527778°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
Website | wchoam |
WCHO (1250 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Washington Court House, Ohio, United States, the station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC, and features programming from iHeartMedia's Premium Choice "Cool Oldies" format. Likewise, the station's branding varies between "Cool Oldies" and "Classic Hits."[2]
History
The station went on the air as WCHO in February 1952. It became WOFR on June 27, 1983, then changed its call sign to WBUB on April 17, 1998, then back to WCHO on January 18, 1999, then to WMXV on November 5, 1999, then back to WCHO on October 23, 2000, then to WKSI on March 26, 2002, and back to the current WCHO on December 24, 2003.[3]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCHO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WCHO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WCHO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 57355 (WCHO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCHO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database