WSRW (AM)

For the FM radio station in Hillsboro, Ohio that held the call sign WSRW-FM from 1979 to 2009, see WQLX.

Coordinates: 39°9′58.00″N 83°36′25.00″W / 39.1661111°N 83.6069444°W / 39.1661111; -83.6069444

WSRW
City of license	Hillsboro, Ohio
Broadcast area	Hillsboro Wilmington Chillicothe Washington Court House
Branding	WSRW 101.5
Slogan	Hillsboro's Very Own
Frequency	1590 kHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s)	101.5 W268CC (Hillsboro)
First air date	July 17, 1956
Format	Classic hits
Power	500 watts day 25 watts night
Class	D
Facility ID	65700
Transmitter coordinates	39°9′58.00″N 83°36′25.00″W / 39.1661111°N 83.6069444°W / 39.1661111; -83.6069444
Callsign meaning	Serena Rose Winslow (daughter of station founder David Winslow)
Affiliations	Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network Premiere Radio Networks Ohio State IMG Sports Network
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (CC Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WBEX, WCHI, WCHO, WCHO-FM WKKJ, WQLX
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wsrw.iheart.com

WSRW (1590 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Hillsboro, Ohio, USA, WSRW is branded as "WSRW 101.5," utilizing the frequency of their FM translator, W268CC (101.5 FM), also licensed to Hillsboro. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programming from their Premium Choice network and Premiere Radio Networks. ^[1]^[2]

Prior to December 26, 2015, WSRW operated as a full-time simulcast of WCHO-FM as "Buckeye Country 105.5."

Willard Parr - then a sergeant with the Hillsboro police department - joined WSRW as it was still being built in January of 1956, and was the first voice heard as the station began broadcasting that July 17. Parr has remained with WSRW throughout its' entire existence, and is still heard on the station every weekday morning.^[3]

Cleveland-area radio broadcaster Chuck Collier, a Hillsboro native, began his broadcast career at WSRW.^[4] Collier later voice-tracked for WSRW's previous classic country format before his death in October 2011.

WSRW radio station located south of Hillsboro, Ohio. Once nicknamed "The Little Red Barn".
Buckeye Country 105.5 FM (1590 AM) sign at WSRW.

References

↑ "WSRW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WSRW Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
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Radio stations in the Chillicothe, Washington Court House, Wilmington and Hillsboro region

By FM frequency	89.3 90.1 91.9 92.7 94.3 96.7 97.5 98.7 100.1 100.9 104.1 105.5 106.5 106.9

By AM frequency	660 1090 1250 1350 1490 1590

By callsign	W224BR WBEX WCHI WCHO WCHO-FM WKFI WKKJ WKOV-FM WLRU-LP WNKE WOHC WOUH WQLX WSRW WVNU WXIC WXIZ WXZQ WYRO WZCP

Ohio radio markets Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Lima Marietta Toledo Youngstown–Warren Other Ohio radio regions Ashtabula Ironton Mid-Ohio Sandusky Southern Ohio Wheeling/Steubenville See also List of radio stations in Ohio

Classic hits radio stations in Ohio

By frequency	970 1490 1510 92.1 92.1 92.7 93.5 94.3 96.1 97.1 99.7 100.1 101.3 101.7 103.5 103.5 104.3 105.7 106.1 106.3 106.5 107.1 107.3

By callsign	WAGX WATH WBBG WBVB WCDK WDOH WGRR WKKI WKSD WLKR WMJI WMTR-FM WNKO WNND WNNP WOHF WOHI WQEL WRQN WRZX WSWR WYBZ WYVK

By city	Archbold Athens Bellvue/Sandusky Bowling Green/Toledo Bucyrus Cadiz Celina Cincinnati Cleveland Coal Grove Crooksville Delphos East Liverpool Greenville Manchester Middleport New Albany Niles Norwalk/Sandusky Paulding Pickerington Richwood Shelby/Ashland/Mansfield

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Ohio See also Oldies Classic Hits

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

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