WCHT

WCHT (600 AM) is a news/talk radio station licensed to Escanaba, Michigan, with a power output of 570 watts during the day and 134 watts night, covering much of the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The station is owned by AMC Partners, LLC, doing business as the Radio Results Network and broadcasts from studios on Ludington Avenue in Downtown Escanaba.[1] Its programming is also simulcasted on FM Translator W228DQ, licensed to Escanaba at 93.5 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 250 watts.[2]

WCHT
Broadcast area (Daytime)
(Nighttime)
Frequency600 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk Radio 93.5 FM 600 AM
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerAMC Partners, LLC
History
First air date
1958 (as WLST)
Former call signs
WCHT:
WLST (1958-1971)
WBDN (1971-12/1/1986)
WMXG:
WWHK (2/15/1999-9/29/1999)
WZRK (7/13/1998-2/15/1999)
WFON (12/15/1993-7/13/1998)
Call sign meaning
WCHT: W Classic HiTs (former format)
Technical information
Facility ID47119
ClassD
Power570 watts day
134 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
45°48′19″N 87°10′13″W
Translator(s)93.5 W228DQ (Escanaba)
Links
WebsiteWCHT Online

History

WCHT first began broadcasting under the WLST call sign in 1958, and then became WBDN around 1971. WBDN programmed adult contemporary music throughout the 1970s and then went country around 1979, keeping that format until late 1986, when the station switched formats to oldies under the WCHT calls (with the call letters standing for Classic Hits). For a short period of time, WCHT's current news talk format was simulcast on the FM band on WMXG.

References
  1. https://www.radioresultsnetwork.com/contact/}
  2. https://radio-locator.com/info/W228DQ-FX
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