WCHO (AM)

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WCHO located at 1535 N. North St. in Washington Court House, Ohio.
WCHO
City of license Washington Court House, Ohio
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 / 39.5497222; -83.4527778
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]

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