| Broadcast area | Whitewater, Wisconsin Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Jefferson County, Wisconsin |
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| Frequency | 106.5MHz |
| Branding | Klassic Country 106.5/94.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WFAW,WSJY | |
| History | |
First air date | 1997 |
Former call signs | WRLM (5/1993-9/1993) WISQ (1993–1996) |
Call sign meaning | Wisconsin'sKoolestClassicHits (former format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59406 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000watts |
| HAAT | 61 meters (200 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°54′20.00″N88°45′5.00″W / 42.9055556°N 88.7513889°W /42.9055556; -88.7513889 |
| Repeater(s) | 107.3-3WSJY-HD3 (Fort Atkinson) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wkchradio.com |
WKCH (106.5FM, "Klassic Country 106.5/94.7") is aradio station broadcasting aclassic country music format. Licensed toWhitewater, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves Whitewater,Fort Atkinson and surrounding communities. In addition to country, WKCH also broadcasts local area high school sports andNASCAR. WKCH had previously broadcastUW-WhitewaterWarhawks athletics, but ended that agreement following the 2021-2022 academic year. WKCH's studios are located in Fort Atkinson, alongside sister stationsWFAW andWSJY.
The station is currently owned by Magnum Media, through licensee Magnum Communications, Inc.[2]
As of 2024 WKCH is available on the HD-3 signal of sister station WSJY which affords the station coverage across theMadison area.
The station was assigned the call lettersWRLM on May 28, 1993. On September 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign toWISQ. Then, on June 14, 1996, its call letters were changed toWKCH.[3]
In the 1990s, the station simulcasted sister stationWFAW until 1999 when it began running oldies music without imaging. It finally became "Kool FM K-106" by the end of 1999 then later reimaged to its current moniker "KOOL 106.5". On March 3, 2016, WKCH shifted its format from oldies to classic hits.
On November 9, 2020, WKCH changed their format from classic hits to country, branded as Kicks 106.5".[4]
On September 9, 2024, WKCH changed their format from country to classic country, branded as "Klassic Country 106.5/94.7".[5]
