WCRU
This article possibly contains original research. (April 2008) |
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Affiliations | Salem Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Truth Broadcasting Corporation |
WTRU, WDRU, WLES, KUTR | |
History | |
First air date | January 1, 1963 |
Former call signs | WAAK (1963–2002) WZRH (2002–2008) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 8503 |
Class | B |
Power | 10,000 watts days 500 watts nights |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°18′3.00″N 81°10′13.00″W / 35.3008333°N 81.1702778°W |
Translator(s) | 98.5 W253CV (Davidson, North Carolina) 105.7 W289BO (Pineville, North Carolina) |
Links | |
Website | TruthNetwork.com/station/WCRU |
WCRU (960
By day, WCRU is powered at 10,000
History
Early years
On January 1, 1963, the station first
with 1,000 watts daytime and nighttime.Fred Whitley, owner of
Top 40 Era
William E. Rumple was the Chief Engineer of the station for the entire time that Fred Whitley owned it. Whitley ran the station on a break-even basis for about 25 years. In the mid-1980s he sold it to the Marlow Brothers from New Jersey.
The new ownership made sweeping changes to the station, switching it from
The establishment of several Top 40 stations in the Charlotte market eroded the listenership of WAAK. By 1990, the station was sold again and moved to a Christian radio format. Several ownership changes took place over the next decade.
Zybek Media and WZRH
In December 2002, WAAK was sold to The Zybek Media Group. Zybek flipped it to a talk radio format. The call letters were changed to WZRH with the moniker "The Z-Monster". The new owners immediately filed for a power increase in an attempt to place a stronger signal over the city of Charlotte. The initials ZRH of WZRH stood for Zachary Richard Howerton, son of owners Rick and Beth Howerton.
As Rick's on-going health problems continued to worsen, broadcast duties were given to Brian O'Brian, until the station was sold. Because of the increase in power, there was a great deal interest in the purchase of the station. The station was sold in mid-2004. Jim Huggins assumed general manager duties and hosted the morning drive time show for approximately a year until the format was changed from talk to Christian radio by Truth Broadcasting.
Truth Broadcasting and WCRU
Two years later, the station was sold yet again to Truth Broadcasting of
Truth Broadcasting added two
Translators
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | HAAT |
Class | FCC info |
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W253CV | 98.5 FM FM | Davidson, North Carolina | 100 watts | 50.3 m (165 ft) | D | FMQ |
W289BO | 105.7 FM FM | Pineville, North Carolina | 250 watts | 129.6 m (425 ft) | D | LMS |
References
- ^ "WCRU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WCRU
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W253CV
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W289BO
External links
- WCRU in the FCC AM station database
- WCRU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database