WHCO

WHCO
City of license Sparta, Illinois
Broadcast area Southwest Illinois
Branding Real Country 1230 WHCO
Frequency 1230 AM (KHz)
First air date 1955
Format Country music
Power 1000 watts [1]
Class C
Owner Hirsch Communication Engineering Corp.[2]
Webcast Listen live
Website www.whcoradio.com

WHCO 1230 AM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Sparta, Illinois, the station serves Southwest Illinois, and far South-East Suburban St. Louis. WHCO is currently owned by Hirsch Communication Engineering Corp. [2]

WHCO began in 1955 as a Country Music station. WHCO held Top 40 and Adult Contemporary formats before switching to a News-Talk format in 1998 carrying local programming as well as nationally syndicated hosts such as G. Gordon Liddy, Larry King, and Jim Bohannon. In 2008 WHCO returned to the Country Music format.[3]

External links

References

  1. ^ WHCO FCC.gov. Accessed June 5, 2010
  2. ^ a b Application Search Details FCC.gov Accessed June 5, 2010
  3. ^ About 1230 WHCO Accessed June 5, 2010
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See also: adult contemporary, classic hits, college, country, news/talk, NPR, oldies, religious, rock, sports, top 40, urban, and other radio stations in Illinois