WCHA (AM)

For other uses, see WCHA (disambiguation).
WCHA
Broadcast areaFranklin County, Pennsylvania
Frequency800 kHz
BrandingOldies 96.3
Programming
FormatOldies
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WDLD, WHAG, WIKZ, WQCM
History
First air date
August 11, 1946 (78 years ago) (1946-08-11)
Call sign meaning
Chambersburg
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10110
ClassD (AM & FM)
Power
  • 1,000 watts day
  • 196 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
39°55′41.0″N 77°41′44.0″W / 39.928056°N 77.695556°W / 39.928056; -77.695556
Translator(s)96.3 W242BY (Chambersburg)
Repeater(s)1410 WHAG (Halfway, Maryland)
Links
Public license information
Websiteoldies963.net

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.

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

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W242BY 96.3 FM Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 145587 250 D LMS

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCHA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WCHA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com|WCHA


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