WCVP (AM)

Last updated
WCVP
Frequency 600 kHz
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations AP Radio
Motor Racing Network
Performance Racing Network
Ownership
OwnerCherokee Broadcasting Company
History
First air date
October 12, 1958
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 10695
Class D
Power 1,000 watts day
20 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 35°4′0.00″N83°59′58.00″W / 35.0666667°N 83.9994444°W / 35.0666667; -83.9994444
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Public license information

WCVP (600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Murphy, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Cherokee Broadcasting Company and features programming from AP Radio and Jones Radio Network.

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The station is an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network, the largest radio affiliate network in Major League Baseball. [2] WCVP is also an affiliate of the Motor Racing Network and the Performance Racing Network, airing NASCAR racing. [3] [4]

History

WCVP first aired on October 12, 1958. In February 1974, a 29-year-old man died when he fell more than 100 feet off of the 450-foot WCVP radio tower in Murphy. [5] The radio tower was knocked down and broken during the tornado outbreak of April 1–2, 1974. [6] The tower was replaced with one twenty feet taller in June 1974. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WCVP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Affiliate Radio Stations". The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves.
  3. ↑ "Radio Affiliates". MRN - Motor Racing Network. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "NASCAR Cup Series Affiliates". PRN. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Brown, David (2024-02-28). "This Week in Local History". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, NC: Community Newspapers, Inc. p. 8A.
  6. ↑ Brown, David (2024-04-03). "This Week in Local History". Cherokee Scout . Murphy, NC: Community Newspapers Inc. p. 8A.
  7. ↑ Brown, David (2024-06-05). "This Week in Local History". Cherokee Scout . Murphy, NC: Community Newspapers Inc. p. 8A.
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