WCHP
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Broadcast area | Greater Montreal, Canada |
Frequency | 760 kHz |
Branding | WCHP 760 AM |
Programming | |
Format | Christian radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Champlain Radio, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | August 20, 1985[1] |
Former call signs | WGGD (November–December 1984) |
Call sign meaning | W CHamPlain |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 10130 |
Class | D |
Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 44°56′44.14″N 73°25′46.49″W / 44.9455944°N 73.4295806°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WCHP (760 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format branded as WCHP 760 AM. Licensed to Champlain, New York, United States, the station directs its daytime signal into nearby Montreal, Quebec, Canada, effectively being a border blaster. At night, the station broadcasts at a considerably lower power, to protect WJR in Detroit. The station is owned by Champlain Radio, Inc.[2]
History
[edit]The station was assigned the call letters WGGD on November 14, 1984. On December 19, 1984, the station changed its call sign to the current WCHP.[3] The station signed on August 20, 1985.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-298. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ "WCHP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WCHP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 10130 (WCHP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCHP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database