WPCH (AM)
| City of license | West Point, Georgia |
|---|---|
| Slogan | The Touch AM 1310 |
| Frequency | 1310 kHz |
| Format | Urban Adult Contemporary |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 25 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 54864 |
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| Former callsigns | WZZZ (?-1988) WPLV (1988-1994) WCJM (1994-1996) WPLV (1996-2015) |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C.) |
| Sister stations | WCJM-FM, WKKR, WMXA, WTLM, WZMG |
WPCH (1310 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Urban Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to West Point, Georgia, USA, the station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C., and features programming from ABC Radio.[1]
History
The station was assigned the call letters WPLV on 1988-01-01. On 1994-10-07, the station changed its call sign to WCJM, then on 1996-02-23 switched back to WPLV.[2]
In March 2003, Root Communications License Company, L.P., reached an agreement to sell this station to Qantum Communications subsidiary Qantum of Auburn License Company, LLC, as part of a 26 station deal valued at $82.2 million.[3] The deal was approved by the FCC on April 30, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on July 2, 2003.[4]
On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WPLV, to Clear Channel Communications for WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York as part of the sale of the WALK stations to Connoisseur Media.[5] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.
The station took on the WPCH call sign on June 1, 2015.
References
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External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WPCH
- Radio-Locator Information on WPCH
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WPCH
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