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| Broadcast area | Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| Frequency | 1520kHz |
| Branding | WCHE 1520AM95.3 WCHE |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1963; 62 years ago (1963) |
Call sign meaning | West Chester |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71279 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°57′58.39″N75°37′53.76″W / 39.9662194°N 75.6316000°W /39.9662194; -75.6316000 (WCHE) |
| Translator | See§ Translator |
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Public license information | |
| Website | 953wche |
WCHE (1520AM, "WCHE 1520AM") is acommercialAM radio stationlicensed to serveWest Chester, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Jay Shur through licensee Chester County Radio, Inc. and airs atalk radio format.
WCHE powered by 1,000 watts is licensed as adaytimer AM, permitted to transmit from sunrise to sunset. This requires the station to be off the air during the nighttime hours because it interferes with the same frequency as clear-channel stationWWKB inBuffalo, New York. Its programming is also heard on 215-watt FM translator W237EW at 95.3 MHz.
WCHE programming issimulcast on the followingtranslator:
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W237EW | 95.3 FM | West Chester, Pennsylvania | 200394 | 240 | 6 m (20 ft) | D | 39°57′58.7″N75°37′50.0″W / 39.966306°N 75.630556°W /39.966306; -75.630556 (W237EW) | LMS |