WCHA (AM)

WCHA
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; United States;
Broadcast area	South Central Pennsylvania; Western Maryland;
Frequency	800 kHz
Branding	Oldies 96.3
Programming
Language	English
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	True Oldies Channel (United Stations Radio Networks); Penn State Nittany Lions football; Pittsburgh Steelers;
Ownership
Owner	Alpha Media; (Alpha Media Licensee LLC);
Sister stations	WDLD; WHAG; WIKZ; WQCM;
History
First air date	August 9, 1946; (78 years ago)
Call sign meaning	Chambersburg
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10110
Class	D (AM & FM)
Power	1,000 watts (day); 196 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	39°55′41.0″N 77°41′44.0″W
Translator(s)	96.3 W242BY (Chambersburg)
Repeater(s)	1410 WHAG (Halfway, Maryland)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.oldies963.net

WCHA (800 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and serving Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It simulcasts an oldies format with WHAG in Hagerstown, Maryland. WCHA and WHAG are owned and operated by Alpha Media.^[2] Most programming comes from the True Oldies Channel, programmed and hosted by New York City DJ Scott Shannon. WCHA also carries Penn State football and Pittsburgh Steelers football.

Quick Facts Broadcast area, Frequency ...

By day, WCHA is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. Because 800 AM is a Mexican clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station XEROK in Ciudad Juarez, WCHA reduces power to 196 watts at night to avoid interference.^[3] WCHA is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W242BY at 96.3 MHz.

History