WCHW-FM

Last updated
WCHW-FM
City Bay City, Michigan
Broadcast area Bay City, Michigan
Frequency 91.3 MHz
BrandingThe Rock of the Tri's
Programming
Format Rock; High school station / Classical
Affiliations WCPE
Ownership
Owner Bay City Public Schools
History
First air date
1973
Call sign meaning
Central Handy Western
(Bay City's public high schools in 1973)
Technical information
Class A
ERP 110 watts
HAAT 38 meters (125 ft)

WCHW-FM (91.3 FM) is a high school radio station. Licensed to Bay City, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1973. The station broadcasts in mono. It broadcasts from a 124-foot antenna located at Central High School on Columbus Avenue in the east side of Bay City.

Programming on WCHW, generally an Album Oriented Rock format, is shared by students at Bay City Central High School and Bay City Western High School during the day on days when school is in session especially between the times of 9-10am. During nighttime hours, weekends and student holidays, programming from North Carolina's WCPE-FM can be heard instead.

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