WWCR
Encyclopedia
WWCR is a shortwave
radio station
located in Nashville, Tennessee
in the United States
. WWCR uses four 100 kW
transmitters which broadcast on 14 different frequencies.
WWCR is mainly leases outs its four transmitters to religious organizations and speakers. It does air a couple of hours of original programming per day.
F.W. Robbert Broadcasting also owns the AM
(mediumwave
) stations WNQM
in Nashville, WMQM
and WLRM
in Memphis
, WITA in Knoxville
, and WVOG in New Orleans, Louisiana
. Some of WWCR's programming is also broadcast on these local stations.
WWCR is also notable for a December 1997 broadcast by Ted Gunderson
which later became the subject of a court case. In that case, lawyers for Art Bell
claimed that the broadcast had implied he had been charged with child molestation. A defamation lawsuit against the station was settled in October 2000 and Art Bell claimed that WWCR had apologized for the incident.http://web.archive.org/web/20001202164100/http://www.coasttocoastam.com/F0005.html Ted Gunderson
disputes that any apology was ever made and asserts that the case was entirely baseless.http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=137884152254825718
Shortwave
Shortwave radio refers to the upper MF and all of the HF portion of the radio spectrum, between 1,800–30,000 kHz. Shortwave radio received its name because the wavelengths in this band are shorter than 200 m which marked the original upper limit of the medium frequency band first used...
radio station
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...
located in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. WWCR uses four 100 kW
Kw
kw or KW may refer to:* Kuwait, ISO 3166-1 country code** .kw, the country code top level domain for Kuwait* Kilowatt* Self-ionization of water Kw* Cornish language's ISO 639 code* Kitchener–Waterloo, Ontario, Canada...
transmitters which broadcast on 14 different frequencies.
WWCR is mainly leases outs its four transmitters to religious organizations and speakers. It does air a couple of hours of original programming per day.
F.W. Robbert Broadcasting also owns the AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
(mediumwave
Mediumwave
Medium wave is the part of the medium frequency radio band used mainly for AM radio broadcasting. For Europe the MW band ranges from 526.5 kHz to 1606.5 kHz...
) stations WNQM
WNQM
WNQM, or Nashville Quality Ministries, is a Christian radio station located in Nashville, Tennessee and owned by F.W. Robbert Broadcasting.-History:...
in Nashville, WMQM
WMQM
WMQM is an American radio station in Memphis, Tennessee, broadcasting with 50,000 watts at 1600 AM. WMQM is the sister station to shortwave radio station WWCR World Wide Christian Radio. WMQM is owned and operated by F.W. Robbert Broadcasting, Inc...
and WLRM
WLRM
WLRM is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Millington, Tennessee, USA. The station was established in 1962 as "WGMM", originally licensed only for limited daytime-only operation. Upgraded to 24-hours operation in 1984, the station has broadcast a variety of formats over...
in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, WITA in Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
, and WVOG in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
. Some of WWCR's programming is also broadcast on these local stations.
History
Originally known as 'World Wide Country Radio,' WWCR began broadcasting a country format but quickly switched to a standard evangelical Christian format, also selling leased airtime. Because of the station's policy of leasing airtime, WWCR acquired an early reputation for carrying an eclectic mix of political and entertainment programming in addition to the religious programs. Among those, past as well as present, making their shortwave debut on WWCR, are:- Radio Free America hosted by Tom Valentine, sponsored by The SpotlightThe SpotlightThe Spotlight was a weekly newspaper in the United States, published in Washington, D.C. from September 1975 to July 2001 by the now-defunct Liberty Lobby...
newspaper - For the People hosted by Chuck HarderChuck HarderChuck Harder was a former radio disk jockey turned talk show host in White Springs, Florida, USA. He is originally from Elgin, Illinois. He is no longer on the air.-Early radio career:...
- Newswatch Magazine hosted by David J. Smith
- The Hour of the TimeHour of the TimeHour of the Time is a shortwave radio program created by American author and former Naval Intelligence Officer Milton William Cooper. The show, which first aired in May 1992, began airing regularly in January 1993 on WWCR, and was hosted by Cooper up until the time of his death, when he was shot by...
hosted by William Cooper - Radio Newyork InternationalRadio Newyork InternationalRadio Newyork International was the name of a pirate radio station which broadcast from a ship anchored in international waters off Jones Beach, New York, USA in 1987 and 1988...
hosted by Allan WeinerAllan WeinerAllan H. Weiner is a long-time pirate radio operator and activist. Weiner is currently the owner/operator of WBCQ, a licensed shortwave station broadcasting from Monticello, Maine, and also owns AM radio station WXME and FM radio station WBCQ-FM in Monticello.- The Falling Star Radio Network... - World of Radio hosted by Glenn HauserGlenn HauserGlenn Hauser is an internationally-known DXer and radio host from Enid, Oklahoma, United States. He produces and narrates the weekly 30-minute radio show "World Of Radio", heard on various non-commercial AM and FM radio stations throughout the U.S., plus worldwide on shortwave radio.Glenn Hauser...
- Scriptures for America hosted by Peter J. PetersLaPorte Church of ChristLaPorte Church of Christ is an independent church in Laporte, Colorado, led until 2011 by Pastor Peter J. Peters, who proclaimed that Europeans comprise the ten lost tribes of Israel and that contemporary Jews are satanic impostors and the descendants of the Biblical Esau -- the brother and...
- Dr Gene ScottGene ScottWilliam Eugene "Gene" Scott was an American pastor and teacher who served for almost 50 years as an ordained minister and religious broadcaster in Los Angeles, California.-Broadcasting:...
, with "The University Network" from California - Mark KoernkeMark KoernkeMark Gregory Koernke , known as "Mark from Michigan," is a prominent militia activist and shortwave radio broadcaster. As an early proponent of the black helicopters, he was largely responsible for popularizing it in appearances on Tom Valentine's radio show and in public speeches which were widely...
, a militia leader, aka "Mark From Michigan," host of "The Intelligence Report" - Unshackled, the show of the Pacific Garden MissionPacific Garden MissionPacific Garden Mission is a homeless shelter in the South Loop section of Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1877, by Colonel George Clarke and his wife, Sarah. It has been nicknamed, "The Old Lighthouse." It is the oldest such shelter in Chicago...
- Jack McLamb, founder of "Police Against the New World Order"
- Texe MarrsTexe MarrsTexe W. Marrs is an American conspiracy theorist, who runs a Christian ministry called Living Truth Ministries, based in Austin, Texas.He was previously an officer in the United States Air Force and a faculty member at the University of Texas....
, best-selling anti-NWONew AtlantisNew Atlantis and similar can mean:*New Atlantis, a novel by Sir Francis Bacon*The New Atlantis, founded in 2003, a journal about the social and political dimensions of science and technology...
author - Rollye JamesRollye JamesRollye James is an American radio talk show host. She hosted The Rollye James Show nationally and on international shortwave on WWCR from 2000 to 2011...
, pro-libertarian, government skeptic, self-professed "Magic Bullet Denier on the Lunatic Fringe" - James McCanney, host of The James McCanney Science Hour at the Crossroads. See www.jmccsci.com for his home page, or jmccsci.com/WeeklyRadioShowArchivesSubPage.HTM where all of his past radio shows are archived for free.
- Discount Gold & Silver Trading, sponsoring infomercials falsely pushing graded coins as having appreciated more than non-graded coins or as not being opinion coins.
WWCR is also notable for a December 1997 broadcast by Ted Gunderson
Ted Gunderson
Theodore L. Gunderson was a retired United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent In Charge and head of the Los Angeles FBI. He was most famous for handling the Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy cases...
which later became the subject of a court case. In that case, lawyers for Art Bell
Art Bell
Arthur W. "Art" Bell, III is an American broadcaster and author, known primarily as one of the founders and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. He also created and formerly hosted its companion show, Dreamland...
claimed that the broadcast had implied he had been charged with child molestation. A defamation lawsuit against the station was settled in October 2000 and Art Bell claimed that WWCR had apologized for the incident.http://web.archive.org/web/20001202164100/http://www.coasttocoastam.com/F0005.html Ted Gunderson
Ted Gunderson
Theodore L. Gunderson was a retired United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent In Charge and head of the Los Angeles FBI. He was most famous for handling the Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy cases...
disputes that any apology was ever made and asserts that the case was entirely baseless.http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=137884152254825718
WWCR-1
- 3.215 MHz 20:00 - 4:00 UTC
- 9.985 MHz 4:00 - 6:00 UTC
- 15.825 MHz 6:00 - 15:00 UTC
- 7.465 MHz 15:00 - 19:00 UTC
- 7.490 MHz 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
WWCR-2
- 5.935 MHz 19:00 - 6:00 UTC
- 7.490 MHz 6:00 - 10:00 UTC
- 12.160 MHz 10:00 - 15:00 UTC
- 9.350 MHz 15:00 - 17:00 UTC
- 5.070 MHz 17:00 - 19:00 UTC
WWCR-4
- 5.890 MHz 20:00 - 6:00 UTC
- 9.980 MHz 6:00 - 20:00 UTC
External links
- WWCR-Shortwave official site
- Current transmitter schedules
- Current program schedule
- FCC information for WWCR (not up-to-date)