WCHI-FM

WCHI-FM
Broadcast areaChicago metropolitan area
Frequency95.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingRock 95.5
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatMainstream rock
Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
March 9, 1959
(65 years ago)
 (1959-03-09)[1]
Former call signs
  • WDHF (1959–1976)[2]
  • WMET (1976[2]–1986)
  • WRXR (1986–1987)
  • WNUA (1987–2015)
  • WEBG (2015–2020)
Call sign meaning
Chicago
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53971
ClassB
ERP
  • 5,300 watts (analog)
  • 212 watts (digital)
HAAT425 meters (1,394 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°53′56″N 87°37′23″W / 41.899°N 87.623°W / 41.899; -87.623
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

WCHI-FM (95.5 MHz) is a mainstream rock formatted radio station located in Chicago, Illinois, owned and operated by iHeartMedia. WCHI-FM has studios located at the Illinois Center complex on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Chicago, and it broadcasts from a 5.3 kW transmitter based atop John Hancock Center.

WCHI-FM broadcasts three channels in the HD Radio format.[4]

  1. ^ 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-60. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference HistoryCards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCHI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=4 Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Chicago