WCHP

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WCHP
Broadcast area Greater Montreal, Canada
Frequency 760 kHz
BrandingWCHP 760 AM
Programming
Format Christian radio
Ownership
OwnerChamplain Radio, Inc.
History
First air date
August 20, 1985;40 years ago (1985-08-20) [1]
Former call signs
WGGD (11.14.1984–12.19.1984)
Call sign meaning
W CHamPlain
Technical information
Facility ID 10130
Class D
Power
  • 35,000 watts day
  • 11 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 44°56′44.14″N73°25′46.49″W / 44.9455944°N 73.4295806°W / 44.9455944; -73.4295806
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website www.wchp.com

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 (11 watts), to protect WJR in Detroit. The station is owned by Champlain Radio, Inc. [2]

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History

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

  1. 1 2 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-298. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "WCHP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WCHP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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