WSRW (AM)

WSRW (1590 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Hillsboro, Ohio, United States, WSRW is branded as "WSRW 101.5," utilizing the frequency of their FM translator, W268CC (101.5 FM), also licensed to Hillsboro. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programming from their Premium Choice network and Premiere Radio Networks.[1][2]

WSRW
CityHillsboro, Ohio
Broadcast areaHillsboro
Wilmington
Chillicothe
Washington Court House
BrandingWSRW 101.5
SloganHillsboro's Own
Frequency1590 kHz (HD Radio)
Translator(s)101.5 W268CC (Hillsboro)
First air dateJuly 17, 1956 (1956-07-17)
FormatClassic hits
Power500 watts day
25 watts night
ClassD
Facility ID65700
Transmitter coordinates39°09′58″N 83°36′25″W
Call sign meaningSerena Rose Winslow
(daughter of station founder David Winslow)
AffiliationsCincinnati Bengals Radio Network
Premiere Radio Networks
Ohio State IMG Sports Network
OwneriHeartMedia, Inc.
(iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stationsWBEX, WCHI, WCHO, WCHO-FM, WKKJ, WQLX
WebcastListen Live
Websitewsrw.iheart.com

Prior to December 26, 2015, WSRW operated as a full-time simulcast of WCHO-FM as "Buckeye Country 105.5."

Willard Parr - then a sergeant with the Hillsboro police department - joined WSRW as it was still being built in January 1956, and was the first voice heard as the station began broadcasting that July 17. Parr has remained with WSRW throughout its entire existence, and is still heard on the station every weekday morning.[3]

Cleveland-area radio broadcaster Chuck Collier, a Hillsboro native, began his broadcast career at WSRW.[4] Collier later voice-tracked for WSRW's previous classic country format before his death in October 2011.

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