WKCH
WKCH (106.5 FM, "Kool 106.5") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. Licensed to Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves Whitewater, Fort Atkinson and surrounding communities. In addition to classic hits, WKCH also broadcasts UW-Whitewater Warhawks athletics, local area high school sports and NASCAR. WKCH's studios are located in Fort Atkinson, alongside sister stations WFAW and WSJY.
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City | Whitewater, Wisconsin |
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Broadcast area | Whitewater, Wisconsin, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Jefferson County, Wisconsin |
Branding | Kool 106.5 |
Slogan | The Greatest Hits Of The 60s and 70s |
Frequency | 106.5 MHz |
First air date | 1997 |
Format | Classic hits |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 61 meters (200 ft) |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 59406 |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°54′20.00″N 88°45′5.00″W |
Call sign meaning | Wisconsin's Koolest Classic Hits |
Former call signs | WRLM (5/1993-9/1993) WISQ (1993-1996) |
Affiliations | Westwood One Local |
Owner | NRG Media (NRG License Sub, LLC) |
Sister stations | WFAW, WSJY |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 940wfaw.com |
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
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKCH
- Radio-Locator information on WKCH
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKCH