WCIR-FM

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WCIR-FM
Broadcast areaSouthern West Virginia
Frequency 103.7 MHz
Branding103 CIR
Programming
Format Contemporary Hit Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Southern Communications
  • (Southern Communications Corporation)
WAXS, WBKW, WTNJ, WWNR
History
First air date
 1971
Call sign meaning
WChristianity In Radio
Christ Is Risen
former format
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 61273
Class B
ERP 5,000 watts
HAAT 452 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 37°56′51.0″N81°18′32.0″W / 37.947500°N 81.308889°W / 37.947500; -81.308889
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 103cir.com

WCIR-FM (103.7 MHz) is a contemporary hit radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Beckley, West Virginia, United States, serving Southern West Virginia. WCIR-FM is owned and operated by Southern Communications.

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Coverage area

The station has an effective radiated power of 5,000 watts, but the height above average terrain of the station is 452 meters (1484 feet), meaning the station broadcasts farther than a typical 5,000 watt radio station that broadcasts at normal height. As a result, the station can be heard as far as Charleston, West Virginia.

History

WCIR-FM was named after WCIR-AM (Now WBKW) in 1971. WCIR-AM was a former Christian Contemporary radio station, hence the Christianity In Radio call letter meaning. The station is owned by Southern Communications. The radio station was a religious format until 1976, when it was changed to top 40 and known as The New 103 CIR. When the station flipped formats, announcers were Shane "Southern" Randall in mornings, Danny Robins in middays, Robert "Bob" Cannon in afternoons, Andy "Jack Daniels" Ridenour in nights and Jacque Bailey doing overnights. The station reached #1 status for quite a few years with this format.


  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WCIR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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