WCHV

Infobox Radio station
name = WCHV


city = Charlottesville, Virginia
area = Charlottesville, Virginia
Albemarle County, Virginia
branding = "NewsTalk 1260 AM & 94.1 FM"
slogan = "Charlottesville's News, Talk, and Information Station"
airdate = 1930 - 1260
1985 - 94.1
frequency = 1260 kHz
94.1 MHz
format = News/Talk
power = 5,000 Watts daytime
2,500 Watts nighttime - 1260
208 watts - 94.1
erp =
haat = 0 meters - 94.1
class = B - 1260
D - 94.1
facility_id = 19838 - 1260
11670 - 94.1
coordinates = coord|38|6|52.0|N|78|27|18.0|W|type:landmark
callsign_meaning = W CHarlottesVille
former_callsigns =
owner = Monticello Media
licensee =
sister_stations = WCYK, WHTE, WKAV, WWTJ, WZGN
webcast =
website = [http://www.wchv.com/ WCHV Online]
affiliations = Fox News Radio
Premiere Radio Networks
The Wall Street Journal Radio Network

WCHV is a News/Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charlottesville, Virginia, serving Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia.

WCHV also operates on translator W231AD, broadcast 208 watts on 94.1 FM to Downtown Charlottesville, where the translator is also licensed. WZGN and W231AD are owned and operated by Monticello Media.

History

When it first went on air, WCHV was one of very few AM stereo stations in the nation. The station spent many years as an oldies station, until it was recast as a talk station in 1994. For several years it was largely automated, rebrodcasting feeds of national talk shows, largely non-political ones. In 1997 it became an urban contemporary station, anchored by The Tom Joyner Morning Show.

ale

On July 10th, 2007, [http://www.vartv.com VARTV.com] reported that Kalil and Company Inc announced that it brokered a deal for Clear Channel to sell its entire Charlottesville cluster to George Reed's Sistema 102 LLC for $7.75 Million. Sistema 102 LLC changed its name to Monticello Media on September 1st, 2007.

On September 8th, 2008, WCHV began broadcasting it's signal over FM translator W231AD (94.1 FM) located in Downtown Charlottesville. Previously, sister station WZGN had used that translator.

External Links

* [http://www.wchv.com/ NewsTalk 1260 AM & 94.1 FM Online]
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