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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 800kHz |
| Branding | Oldies 96.3 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Oldies |
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| History | |
First air date | August 9, 1946 (78 years ago) (1946-08-09) |
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′41.0″N77°41′44.0″W / 39.928056°N 77.695556°W /39.928056; -77.695556 |
| Translator(s) | 96.3 W242BY (Chambersburg) |
| Repeater(s) | 1410 WHAG (Halfway, Maryland) |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WCHA (800kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed toChambersburg, Pennsylvania, and servingFranklin County, Pennsylvania. It simulcasts anoldies format withWHAG inHagerstown, Maryland. WCHA and WHAG are owned and operated byAlpha Media.[2] Most programming comes from theTrue Oldies Channel, programmed and hosted byNew York City DJScott Shannon. WCHA also carriesPenn State football andPittsburgh Steelersfootball.
By day, WCHA is powered at 1,000 wattsnon-directional. Because800 AM is a Mexicanclear channel frequency reserved forClass A stationXEROK inCiudad Juarez, WCHA reduces power to 196 watts at night to avoid interference.[3] WCHA is also heard on 250-wattFM translator W242BY at 96.3MHz.
On September 1, 1989, WCHA began broadcasting inC-QUAMAM stereo.
| 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 |
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