WCRA

For other uses, see WCRA (disambiguation).

WCRA (1090 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news talk format. Licensed to Effingham, Illinois, United States, the station is currently owned by Cromwell Radio Group, through licensee The Cromwell Group, Inc. of Illinois. WCRA carries a variety of talk shows such as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Dave Ramsey.^[2]

WCRA

Effingham, Illinois
Broadcast area	Effingham, Illinois
Frequency	1090 kHz
Branding	WCRA Talk - AM 1090
Programming
Format	News Talk
Ownership
Owner	Cromwell Radio Group (The Cromwell Group, Inc. of Illinois)
Sister stations	WCRC, WHQQ, WJKG
History
First air date	June 8, 1947[1]
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day
Translator(s)	99.5 W258CQ (Neoga) 107.7 W299CO (Effingham)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	effinghamradio.com

History

WCRA began broadcasting June 8, 1947, and ran 250 watts during daytime hours only.^[1][3] The station's power was increased to 1,000 watts in 1966.^[3]

Logo while on the 96.3 translator