WCCR (AM)

WCCR
Broadcast areaGreater Cleveland
Frequency1260 kHz
BrandingAM 1260 The Rock
Programming
FormatReligious (Catholic)
AffiliationsEWTN Radio
Ownership
OwnerSt. Peter the Rock Media, Inc.
History
First air date
April 30, 1950
(74 years ago) (1950-04-30)
Former call signs
  • WDOK (1950–1965)
  • WIXY (1965–1976)
  • WMGC (1976–1978)
  • WBBG (1978–1987)
  • WMJI (1987–1988)
  • WRDZ (1988–1995)
  • WMIH (1995–1998)
  • WWMK (1998–2015)
Call sign meaning
"Cleveland Catholic Radio"[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID17015
ClassB
Power
  • 10,000 watts (daytime)
  • 5,000 watts (nighttime)
Transmitter coordinates
41°17′10.00″N 81°38′34.00″W / 41.2861111°N 81.6427778°W / 41.2861111; -81.6427778
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteam1260therock.com

WCCR (1260 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, known as "AM 1260 The Rock" and carrying a Catholic–oriented religious format. Owned by St. Peter the Rock Media, Inc., a nonprofit corporation which has applied for 501(c)(3) tax–exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service,[3] WCCR serves Greater Cleveland as the local affiliate for EWTN Radio. WCCR's studios are located in the Cleveland suburb of Broadview Heights and the station transmitter resides in neighboring Brecksville.

  1. ^ Tom Feran, The Plain Dealer (May 9, 2015). "Radio Disney leaves the air for a very different Rock". cleveland.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCCR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Press release (December 31, 2014). "Cleveland Catholic radio group acquires 1260 AM". AM1260TheRock.com. St. Peter the Rock Media, Inc. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015. The corporation, a lay apostolate that seeks to share the message of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Faith, has filed for 501(c)(3) status.