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WCHA
Broadcast area
South Central Pennsylvania
Frequency800 kHz
BrandingOldies 96.3
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatOldies
NetworkThe True Oldies Channel
AffiliationsPittsburgh Steelers
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
August 9, 1946 (1946-08-09)
Call sign meaning
Chambersburg
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
10110
ClassD (AM & FM)
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 196 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
39°55′41.3″N 77°41′43″W / 39.928139°N 77.69528°W / 39.928139; -77.69528
Translator96.3 W242BY (Chambersburg)
Repeater1410 WHAG (Halfway, Maryland)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.oldies963.net Edit this at Wikidata

WCHA (800 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and serving Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It simulcasts an oldies format with WHAG in Hagerstown, Maryland. WCHA and WHAG are owned and operated by Connoisseur Media.[2] Most programming comes from The True Oldies Channel, programmed and hosted by New York City DJ Scott Shannon. WCHA also carries Pittsburgh Steelers football.

By day, WCHA is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. Because 800 AM is a Mexican clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station XEROK in Ciudad Juarez, WCHA reduces power to 196 watts at night to avoid interference. WCHA is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W242BY at 96.3 MHz.

History

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The station signed on the air on August 9, 1946 at 6 a.m.[3]

On September 1, 1989, WCHA began broadcasting in C-QUAM AM stereo.[4]

Translator

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Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)ClassFCC info
W242BY 96.3 FMChambersburg, Pennsylvania145587250DLMS

References

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  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WCHA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WCHA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Article clipped from Echo Pilot". Echo Pilot. Greencastle, Pennsylvania. August 15, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1990-BC-YB" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook. 1990. p. B-260. Retrieved February 2, 2026 – via World Radio History.
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