WCHA (AM)
Radio station in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
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WCHA (800 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and serving Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It simulcasts an oldies format with WHAG in Hagerstown, Maryland. WCHA and WHAG are owned and operated by Connoisseur Media.[2] Most programming comes from The True Oldies Channel, programmed and hosted by New York City DJ Scott Shannon. WCHA also carries Pittsburgh Steelers football.
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| Broadcast area | South Central Pennsylvania |
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| Frequency | 800 kHz |
| Branding | Oldies 96-3 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Oldies |
| Network | The True Oldies Channel |
| Affiliations | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| History | |
First air date | August 9, 1946 |
Call sign meaning | Chambersburg |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 10110 |
| Class | D (AM & FM) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°55′41.3″N 77°41′43″W |
| Translator | 96.3 W242BY (Chambersburg) |
| Repeater | 1410 WHAG (Halfway, Maryland) |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
By day, WCHA is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. Because 800 AM is a Mexican clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station XEROK in Ciudad Juarez, WCHA reduces power to 196 watts at night to avoid interference. WCHA is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W242BY at 96.3 MHz.
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| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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| W242BY | 96.3 FM | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania | 145587 | 250 | D | LMS |