WKCH
Appearance
Broadcast area | Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin, rural Jefferson County, Wisconsin |
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Frequency | 106.5 MHz |
Branding | Kool 106.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hits |
Affiliations | Westwood One Local |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WFAW, WSJY | |
History | |
First air date | 1997 |
Former call signs | WRLM (5/1993-9/1993) WISQ (1993-1996) |
Call sign meaning | Wisconsin's Koolest Classic Hits |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 59406 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 61 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°54′20.00″N 88°45′5.00″W / 42.9055556°N 88.7513889°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 940wfaw.com |
WKCH (106.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. Licensed to Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States. The station is currently owned by NRG Media through licensee NRG License Sub, LLC.[1]
History
The station was assigned the call letters WRLM on May 28, 1993. On September 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign to WISQ. Then, on June 14, 1996, its call letters were changed to WKCH.[2]
In the 1990s the station simulcasted sister station WFAW until 1999 when it began running oldies music without imaging. It finally became "Kool FM K-106" by the end of 1999 then later reimaged to its current moniker "KOOL 106.5". On March 3, 2016 WKCH shifted its format from oldies to classic hits.
References
- ^ "WKCH Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WKCH Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WKCH ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database