- WWCR
Infobox Radio Station
name = WWCR
city =Nashville, Tennessee
area =Worldwide
branding = World Wide Christian Radio
slogan =
airdate = June 1989
format =Christian radio /brokered programming
power = 100,000Watt s
owner =F.W. Robbert Broadcasting
website = http://www.wwcr.com
callsign_meaning = World Wide Christian RadioWWCR is a
shortwave radio station located inNashville, Tennessee in theUnited States . WWCR uses four 100kW transmitters which broadcast on nine different frequencies.Originally known as 'World Wide Country Radio,' WWCR began broadcasting a country format but quickly switched to a standard
evangelical Christian format, also selling leased airtime. Because of the station's policy of leasing airtime, WWCR acquired an early reputation for carrying an eclectic mix of political and entertainment programming in addition to the religious programs. Among the programs carried by WWCR, past and present, are:
* "Radio Free America" hosted by Tom Valentine, sponsored byThe Spotlight newspaper
* "For the People" hosted byChuck Harder
* "Newswatch Magazine" hosted by David J. Smith
* "TheHour of the Time " hosted by William Cooper
* "Radio Newyork International " hosted byAllan Weiner
* "World of Radio" hosted byGlenn Hauser
* "Scriptures for America", theChristian Identity radio program ofPeter J. Peters
*Gene Scott , with "The University Network" 24/7 from Los Angeles, CA
*Mark Koernke , a militia leader, aka "Mark From Michigan"
* "Unshackled ", the program of thePacific Garden Mission
* Jack McLamb, founder of "Police Against the New World Order"
*Texe Marrs , conspiracy theorist and anti-New Age Movement author
* Alex Jones, conspiracy theoristWWCR came under some criticism because several of its political programs, although by no means all, are of the political
far right . Some of both its political and religious programmes have been accused of inciting racial hatred (Some even describe it as hate radio). Nonetheless, WWCR's formula became a success and several other religious and commercial shortwave stations in the United States followed WWCR's lead and began leasing airtime to political programs. For a time in the 1990s, American shortwave radio was widely listened to by those interested in political programs considered 'niche' or 'fringe' that would not have had a wide enough audience to support broadcast on a local station.WWCR is also notable for a December 1997 broadcast in which it was implied that
Art Bell had been charged withchild molestation . A defamation lawsuit against the station was settled in October of 2000 and WWCR apologized for the incident. [http://web.archive.org/web/20001202164100/http://www.coasttocoastam.com/F0005.html]One of WWCR's transmitters is entirely rented out to the ministry of
Gene Scott and carries his sermons 24 hours a day. Likewise, one of the four transmitters (WWCR-4) was previously rented out byBrother Stair . For a period of several years this transmitter broadcasted block programming. The transmitter has since been leased totally to PastorPeter J. Peters .F.W. Robbert Broadcasting also owns the AM (
mediumwave ) stationsWNQM in Nashville,WMQM andWLRM in Memphis,WITA in Knoxville, andWVOG inNew Orleans, Louisiana . Much of WWCR's programming is also broadcast on these local stations.External links
* [http://www.wwcr.com/ WWCR-Shortwave] official site
* [http://wwcr.com/transmitter-sched.html Current transmitter schedules]
* [http://wwcr.com/program-guides/WWCR_Program_Guide.pdf Current program schedule]
* [http://ftp.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/xwwcr25.txt FCC information for WWCR] (not up-to-date)
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