WSRW (AM)

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WSRW
WSRW 101.5FM-1590AM logo.png
Broadcast area Hillsboro
Wilmington
Chillicothe
Washington Court House
Frequency 1590 kHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWSRW 101.5
Programming
Format Classic hits
Affiliations Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network
Premiere Radio Networks
Ohio State Sports Network
Ownership
Owner
WBEX, WCHI, WCHO, WCHO-FM, WKKJ, WQLX
History
First air date
July 17, 1956 (1956-07-17)
Call sign meaning
Serena Rose Winslow, daughter of station founder David Winslow
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 65700
Class D
Power 500 watts day
25 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 39°09′58″N83°36′25″W / 39.16611°N 83.60694°W / 39.16611; -83.60694
Translator(s) 101.5 W268CC (Hillsboro)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website wsrw.iheart.com

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. WSRW, also known as The Highland Broadcasting Company, was owned and operated by Thomas and Susan Archibald for over 43 years, and eventually sold in 2000. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programming from their Premium Choice network and Premiere Radio Networks. [2] [3]

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. [4]

Cleveland-area radio broadcaster Chuck Collier, a Hillsboro native, began his broadcast career at WSRW. [5] Collier later voice-tracked for WSRW's previous classic country format before his death in October 2011.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WSRW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WSRW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WSRW Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ↑ "60 years with Willard Parr - Times Gazette". 14 January 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.timesgazette.com/print.asp?ArticleID=136638&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1 [ dead link ]


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