| Broadcast area | Dover, Delaware |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 101.3MHz |
| Branding | The Chicken 101.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1990 (as WXPZ) |
Former call signs | WXPZ (1990–2004) WNCL (2004–2019) |
Call sign meaning | CHicKen |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 58763 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000watts |
| HAAT | 93.5 meters (306.8 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°51′22.1″N75°28′57.8″W / 38.856139°N 75.482722°W /38.856139; -75.482722 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Chicken 101.3 Online |
WCHK-FM (101.3FM, "The Chicken 101.3") is a radio stationlicensed toMilford, Delaware. Owned by Forever Media, it broadcasts acountry music format servingDover, Delaware.[2]
The station began its operations in 1990 asWXPZ. It aired aChristian radio format under the brandThe Light FM.[3]
On January 6, 2004, WXPZ changed its callsign toWNCL.[4] Initially, it aired anOldies format under the brandCool 101.3. Years later, it shifted toClassic Hits.
On February 5, 2019,Delmarva Broadcasting was sold to Forever Media.[5]
In late-October 2019, the station beganstunting with a loop of the "Chicken Dance", and itsCool format and branding was moved to sister stationWYUS. On November 1, 2019, the station officially flipped tocountry music asThe Chicken 101.3. The branding is a nod to Delaware's poultry industry, and the station's airstaff use chicken-themed pseudonyms on-air, such as "The Rooster" and "Chickie" (in a similar manner toFroggy, a country music brand used extensively by Forever Media's other country stations). The station changed its calls toWCHK-FM to match the new branding (with the WNCL calls moving to WYUS).[6][7] This makes Deleware the only Forever-media cluster that does not use “Froggy.”
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