WCVX

WCVX
Broadcast areaCincinnati metropolitan area
Frequency1160 kHz
BrandingChristian Talk 1160
Programming
FormatChristian radio
AffiliationsGenesis Communications Network
Ownership
OwnerChristian Broadcasting System Ltd.
History
First air date
1984
Former call signs
WFKB (1984–1987)
WMLX (1987–1993)
WBND (1993–1995)
WKYN (1995–1997)
WBOB (1997–2006)
WDJO (2006–2009)
WQRT (2009–2013)
Call sign meaning
Cincinnati's Voice for Christ (represented by the "X")
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35065
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
990 watts night
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.christiantalk1160.com

WCVX (1160 AM) is a radio station licensed to Florence, Kentucky in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. WCVX is owned by the Christian Broadcasting System and it carries a Christian radio format. Its studios and offices are on West Seventh Street in Cincinnati and its transmitter is off Fowler Creek Road in Florence. WCVX broadcasts with a directional antenna with 5,000 watts in the daytime but at night it reduces power to 990 watts to protect KSL in Salt Lake City, the Class A Clear-channel station on 1160 kHz. WYLL in Chicago, Illinois is the only other full-time 50,000-watt station on 1160 AM, although it is a Class B station.

Hosts heard on WCVX include Dr. Charles Stanley, Joyce Meyer and Jim Daly.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCVX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.