WCIR-FM

Infobox Radio station
name = WCIR


city = Beckley, West Virginia
area = Southern West Virginia
branding = "103 CIR"
slogan = "Today's Hit Music"
airdate = 1971
frequency = 103.7 MHz
format = Contemporary Hit Radio
power = 5,000 watts
class = B
callsign_meaning = W Christianity In Radio
former_callsigns =
owner = Southern Communications
sister_stations = WAXS, WIWS, WMTD-AM, WMTD-FM, WTNJ, WWNR
webcast =
website = [http://www.103cir.com WCIR Online]
affiliations = Open House Party
[http://www.foxallaccess.com/ Fox All Access Countdown]
[http://www.outofordershow.com/ Out of Order With Jed the Fish]
[http://www.weekendtop30.com/ Hollywood Hamilton's Weekly Top 30]

WCIR-FM (103.7 FM, "103 CIR") is a Top 40 formatted radio station serving the Beckley, West Virginia area. The station has an ERP of 5,000 watts, but the Height Above Average Terrain of the station is 452 meters (1484 feet), meaning the station broadcasts farther than a typical 5,000 watt radio station that broadcasts at normal height. As a result the station can be heard as far as Charleston. WCIR is owned by Southern Communications Corporation of Beckley, and WCIR is third in the Beckley Arbitron ratings.

History

WCIR-FM was named after WCIR-AM (Now WIWS) in 1971. WCIR-AM was a former Christian Contemporary radio station, hence the Christianity In Radio call letter meaning.

External links

* [http://www.103cir.com 103 CIR Online]
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* [http://jeff560.tripod.com/wcir.html History of WCIR]