WCAW

Infobox Radio station


name = WCAW
airdate =
frequency = 680 kHz
city = Charleston, West Virginia
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format = Oldies
owner = West Virginia Radio Corporation
erp = 10,000 watts (day) 221 watts (night)
branding = "680 KAZ"
slogan = "Charleston's Oldies Station"
class = B
website =
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WCAW (680 AM, "680 KAZ") is Charleston's only Oldies station. The station formerly was a Gospel station until early this year when WKAZ-FM became Jack FM. It operates on 680 AM. It is interesting to know that the station uses the KAZ callsign, despite the station's true callsign is WCAW. WCAW is also Charleston's strongest AM station with an ERP of 10,000 watts. It is owned by the West Virginia Radio Corporation.

In the past, the station played various music formats from country to gospel to American standards.

tation History

*WCAW was bought by The West Virginia Radio Corporation in 1993, along with WVAF-FM.
*The Oldies format was on 107.3 FM until sister station WKAZ went with the popular Jack FM format in 2006.

During most of the 1960s WCAW was the top rated "top 40" station in the market. Its main top 40 competition at that time was WGKV (which stood for Greater Kanawha Valley) and WKAZ AM. The primary rating battle was between WCAW and WCHS. I (Randy Scott)was the Program Director/afternoon drive jock during the station's heyday years. Paul Miles was the General Manager and Pete Johnson owned it.

External links

* [http://www.wvradioadvertising.com/stations/ WCAW on the WVRC Website]
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* [http://members.aol.com/jeff99500/other.html History of WVAF and WCAW]