WCHS (AM)

For the television station of the same call sign, see WCHS-TV.
WCHS
Broadcast area
Frequency580 kHz
Branding580 WCHS
Programming
FormatNews/talk/sports[1]
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • WVRC Media
  • (West Virginia Radio Corporation of Charleston)
WKAZ, WCST-FM, WKWS, WRVZ, WSWW, WSWW-FM, WVAF
History
First air date
September 15, 1927 as WOBU[2]
Former call signs
WOBU (1927–34)
Call sign meaning
Charleston
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71660
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
38°21′51.0″N 81°46′5.0″W / 38.364167°N 81.768056°W / 38.364167; -81.768056
Translator(s)96.5 W243DR (Charleston)
104.5 W283AQ (Cross Lanes)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website58wchs.com

WCHS (580 kHz) is a news/talk/sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charleston, West Virginia, serving Southern West Virginia and Southwestern West Virginia.[1] WCHS is owned and operated by WVRC Media.

WCHS is the Primary Entry Point Emergency Alert System station for West Virginia.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Arbitron was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Launch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCHS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.