WWCH
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WWCH is an American radio station
, licensed to Clarion, Pennsylvania
, the seat of government for Clarion County. WWCH is licensed to operate at the federally-assigned frequency of 1300 kHz at a maximum power output of 850 watts. WWCH is a full-service, live and local radio station with a contemporary country music format.
WWCH bears the distinction of maintaining its same ownership since its debut, with the only exception being the changing in the owner principals over the years. William Sheridan was company president at the time of startup. 36 percent of the station was controlled by Mrs. Harriet Hearst, who also owned controlling stock in Clarion Newspapers, Inc., publisher of the weekly papers "The Clarion Democrat" and "The Clarion Republican". Mrs. Hearst's family still manages WWCH to this day.
WWCH was joined by an FM sister station, also licensed to Clarion, in 1985. That station is known as WCCR
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WWCH has a long history of tenured personnel. News Director Frank Stacy has been a part of WWCH for more than twenty years.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
, licensed to Clarion, Pennsylvania
Clarion, Pennsylvania
Clarion is a borough in Clarion County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, about 100 miles north-northeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh DMA. Clarion was settled in 1839 and incorporated in 1841. In the past, the surrounding area produced natural gas, oil, lumber and coal. Merely 2,004...
, the seat of government for Clarion County. WWCH is licensed to operate at the federally-assigned frequency of 1300 kHz at a maximum power output of 850 watts. WWCH is a full-service, live and local radio station with a contemporary country music format.
History
WWCH is the sole AM radio station in Clarion County, first going on the air with a maximum power output of 500 watts on June 12, 1960. For much of this station's history, it had been a daytime-only operation, not getting nighttime power until the 1990s.WWCH bears the distinction of maintaining its same ownership since its debut, with the only exception being the changing in the owner principals over the years. William Sheridan was company president at the time of startup. 36 percent of the station was controlled by Mrs. Harriet Hearst, who also owned controlling stock in Clarion Newspapers, Inc., publisher of the weekly papers "The Clarion Democrat" and "The Clarion Republican". Mrs. Hearst's family still manages WWCH to this day.
WWCH was joined by an FM sister station, also licensed to Clarion, in 1985. That station is known as WCCR
WCCR (FM)
WCCR is an American radio station licensed to the borough of Clarion, Pennsylvania. WCCR operates at the federally-assigned frequency of 92.7 MHz , with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts...
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WWCH has a long history of tenured personnel. News Director Frank Stacy has been a part of WWCH for more than twenty years.