WCHZ (AM)
| City of license | Augusta, Georgia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Augusta, Georgia |
| Branding | Hot 95.5/93.1 |
| Slogan | Throwback Hip Hop & R&B |
| Frequency | 1480 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 95.5 W238AU (Augusta) |
| Repeaters | WCHZ-FM, WHHD-HD2 |
| First air date | 1930 |
| Format | Defunct (formerly Classic hip hop) |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 537 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | Where Radio Does Wonders[1] |
| Former callsigns | WRDW (?-2003) WTEL (2003) WGUS (2003-2012) WCHZ (2012-2015) |
| Owner | Beasley Broadcast Group (Beasley Media Group, LLC) |
WCHZ (1480 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a classic hip hop format, simulcasting WCHZ-FM 93.1 Warranton, GA. Licensed to Augusta, Georgia, USA, the station was owned by Beasley Media Group. The transmitter was located along River Watch Parkway northwest of downtown Augusta.
History
James Brown owned the station when it was WRDW.[1][2]
On January 21, 2015, WCHZ began simulcasting WHHD-HD2, and WCHZ-FM 95.5 FM, branded as "Hot 95.5/93.1" with a classic hip-hop format.[3]
The station's program director was Jay "Baby J" Jones and could be heard weekday afternoons during "Traffic Jammin' with Baby J".
Beasley Media surrendered WCHZ's license to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 5, 2015; the FCC cancelled the license the same day.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Classic Hip Hop Comes to Augusta
External links
- Hot 95.5/93.1 website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WCHZ
- Radio-Locator Information on WCHZ
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WCHZ
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W238AU
- Radio-Locator information on W238AU
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