WCHK (AM)

For the FM station in Green Bay-Appleton, Wisconsin, please see WKZG. For the Atlanta, Georgia-area FM stations that previously had this call sign, please see WRDA (FM) and WNSY.

WCHK

City of license	Canton, Georgia
Broadcast area	Atlanta
Branding	La Mega 1290AM
Frequency	1290 kHz
First air date	April 11, 1957
Format	Spanish Hot AC
Power	10,000 watts day 500 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	10694
Transmitter coordinates
Callsign meaning	CHeroKee County
Owner	Davis Broadcasting of Atlanta, L.L.C.
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	lamegatl.com

WCHK AM 1290 is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Hot AC format. Licensed to serve Canton, Georgia, its broadcast callsign stands for Cherokee, the county of which Canton is the seat of government, largest city, and geographic center. The station is currently owned by Davis Broadcasting of Atlanta, L.L.C.

History

WCHK was established on April 11, 1957, under the ownership of McClure Broadcasting. It featured classic country music and local programming. The station's original FM simulcast, WCHK-FM 105.5, is now WRDA 105.7. (Originally owned by McClure, it now belongs to Clear Channel.) A second WCHK-FM is now WNSY FM 100.1.

After the death of owner Chuck McClure, an acquisition was made by Davis Broadcasting in January, 2007. After the acquisition, WCHK went silent, before returning in February 2008, as a simulcast of WLKQ-FM (102.3) and WNSY-FM (100.1), with a Regional Mexican format. The station would broadcast its current format in 2013.

Former personalities

• Chuck McClure (owner)
• Jim Axel (1957-1959, later moved to WAGA-TV)
• Bob Peterson (1957-1962, Co-Owner)
• Byron Dobbs (1957-1997, General Manager/presenter)
• Steve Bramham (1963-1965)
• Chris Morgan (1990)
• Mike McDougal
• Joe Robinnell
• Don Holt
• Jim McGhee
• Paul Carden

External links

• La Mega Website
• Query the FCC's AM station database for WCHK
• Radio-Locator Information on WCHK
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WCHK