WCHC
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Branding | WCHC |
Programming | |
Format | College |
Ownership | |
Owner | College of the Holy Cross |
History | |
First air date | December 6, 1948 |
Call sign meaning | College of the Holy Cross |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 65560 |
Class | A |
ERP | 100 watts |
HAAT | −2 meters (−6.6 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | WCHC website |
WCHC (88.1
WCHC's official slogan is: "Worcester's Only Alternative Source"
The station is operated by mainly student
Sports
All home games and a handful of away games of Holy Cross' Crusader sporting events, namely football, basketball, and ice hockey, are broadcast live on WCHC.
History
WCHC began operation on December 6, 1948, as a closed-circuit station, limited to the Holy Cross campus, available at 640 AM. The college started the station as a student activity under the guidance of (Rev.) John Kelly, S.J., who often broadcast from the studios himself as "Father Pseudo".
By the 1970s WCHC had begun broadcasting as a 10-watt FM station at the frequency 89.1.
In 1988, after many years awaiting approval from the
On December 6, 2008, WCHC celebrated its 60th anniversary.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCHC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
External links
- Official site
- Holy Cross Athletics
- WCHC in the FCC FM station database
- WCHC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database