WCHA (800 kHz) is an commercial AM radio station licensed to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and serving Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It simulcasts an oldies radio format with WHAG in Hagerstown, Maryland. WCHA and WHAG are owned and operated by Alpha Media.[2] Most programming comes from the True Oldies Channel, programmed and hosted by New York City DJ Scott Shannon. WCHA also carries Penn State football and Pittsburgh Steelers football.
| Broadcast area | Franklin County, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 800 kHz |
| Branding | Oldies 96.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDLD, WHAG, WIKZ, WQCM | |
| History | |
First air date | August 11, 1946 |
Call sign meaning | Chambersburg |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 10110 |
| Class | D (AM & FM) |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°55′41.0″N 77°41′44.0″W / 39.928056°N 77.695556°W |
| Translator(s) | 96.3 W242BY (Chambersburg) |
| Repeater(s) | 1410 WHAG (Halfway, Maryland) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | oldies963.net |
By day, WCHA is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. Because 800 AM is a Mexican clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station XEROK in Ciudad Juarez, WCHA reduces power to 196 watts at night to avoid interference.[3] WCHA is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W242BY at 96.3 MHz.
Translator
edit| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W242BY | 96.3 FM | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania | 145587 | 250 | D | LMS |
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCHA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WCHA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com|WCHA
External links
edit- Oldies 96.3 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 10110 (WCHA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCHA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 145587 (W242BY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W242BY at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for WCHA
