WCHO (AM)
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For the FM radio station in Washington Court House, Ohio, United States, see WCHO-FM.
City of license | Washington Court House, Ohio |
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Broadcast area |
Chillicothe Washington Court House Wilmington Hillsboro |
Branding | Cool Oldies 1250 WCHO |
Frequency | 1250 (kHz) |
First air date | February 1952 |
Format | Oldies |
Power |
500 watts day 42 watts night |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 57355 |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°32′59.00″N 83°27′10.00″W / 39.5497222°N 83.4527778°W |
Callsign meaning | Washington Court HOuse |
Former callsigns |
WCHO (1952-1983) WOFR (1983-1998) WBUB (1998-1999) WCHO (1/1999-11/1999) WMXV (1999-2000) WCHO (2000-2002) WKSI (2002-2003) |
Affiliations |
ABC Radio Premium Choice iHeartRadio |
Owner |
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment (Citicasters Licenses, L.P.) |
Sister stations | WBEX, WCHI, WCHO-FM, WKKJ, WQLX, WSRW |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | oldies1250.com |
WCHO (1250 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an Oldies format. Licensed to Washington Court House, Ohio, USA. The station is currently owned by Citicasters Licenses, L.P. and features programing from Clear Channel's Premium Choice "Cool Oldies" format. Likewise, the station's branding varies between "Cool Oldies" and "Classic Hits."[1]
History
The station went on the air as WCHO in February 1952. It became WOFR on 1983-06-27, then changed its callsign to WBUB on 1998-04-17, then back to WCHO on 1999-01-18, then to WMXV on 1999-11-05, then back to WCHO on 2000-10-23, then to WKSI on 2002-03-26, and back to the current WCHO on 2003-12-24.[2]
References
- ↑ "WCHO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WCHo Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WCHO
- Radio-Locator Information on WCHO
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WCHO
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