WCHA (AM)

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.[1] 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.

For other uses, see WCHA (disambiguation).
WCHA
Broadcast areaFranklin County, Pennsylvania
Frequency800 kHz
BrandingOldies 96.3
Programming
FormatOldies
AffiliationsTrue Oldies Channel (United Stations Radio Networks)
Penn State Nittany Lions football
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ownership
Owner
WDLD, WHAG, WIKZ, WQCM
History
First air date
1946 (1946)
Call sign meaning
W CHAmbersburg
Technical information
Facility ID10110
ClassD (AM & FM)
Power1,000 watts day
196 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
39°55′41.0″N 77°41′44.0″W
Translator(s)96.3 W242BY (Chambersburg)
Repeater(s)1410 WHAG (Halfway, Maryland)
Links
Websiteoldies963.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 Ciudad Juarez, WCHA reduces power to 196 watts at night to avoid interference.[2] WCHA is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W242BY at 96.3 MHz.

Former logo

Translator
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseERP (W)ClassFCC info
W242BY 96.3 FMChambersburg, Pennsylvania250DFMQ

References
  1. "WCHA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Radio-Locator.com|WCHA


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