WCHO (AM)

WCHO (1250 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Washington Court House, Ohio, United States, the station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC, and features programming from iHeartMedia's Premium Choice "Cool Oldies" format. Likewise, the station's branding varies between "Cool Oldies" and "Classic Hits."^[2] During the holidays, WCHO airs Christmas music.

WCHO

WCHO's studios on N. North St. in Washington Court House, Ohio
Washington Court House, Ohio
Broadcast area	Chillicothe Washington Court House Wilmington Hillsboro
Frequency	1250 kHz
Branding	Oldies 1250
Programming
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	Premium Choice iHeartRadio Ohio State Sports Network
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WBEX, WCHI, WCHO-FM, WKKJ, WQLX, WSRW
History
First air date	February 1952
Former call signs	WCHO (1952–1983) WOFR (1983–1998) WBUB (1998–1999) WCHO (1999) WMXV (1999–2000) WCHO (2000–2002) WKSI (2002–2003)
Call sign meaning	Initials of the city of license of Washington Court House, Ohio
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	57355
Class	D
Power	500 watts (day) 42 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	39°32′59.00″N 83°27′10.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	wchoam.iheart.com

History

The station went on the air as WCHO in February 1952. It became WOFR on June 27, 1983, then changed its call sign to WBUB on April 17, 1998, then back to WCHO on January 18, 1999, then to WMXV on November 5, 1999, then back to WCHO on October 23, 2000, then to WKSI on March 26, 2002, and back to the current WCHO on December 24, 2003.^[3]