WCNH explained

WCNH
City:Concord, New Hampshire
Country:US
Branding:Classical New Hampshire
Frequency:90.5 MHz
Airdate: (as WSPS)
Format:Classical music
Licensing Authority:FCC
Erp:530 watts
Haat:100m (300feet)
Class:A
Facility Id:62166
Coordinates:43.2147°N -71.5739°W
Callsign Meaning:"Classical New Hampshire"
Former Callsigns:WSPS (1974–2021)
Sister Stations:WEVO

WCNH (90.5 FM) is a radio station airing a classical music format licensed to Concord, New Hampshire, broadcasting on 90.5 MHz. The station is owned by New Hampshire Public Radio, Incorporated.

History

This frequency was started by St. Paul's School as WSPS when the Federal Communications Commission granted the school a construction permit for a new 10-watt noncommercial educational radio station on July 5, 1972. The station began broadcasting in June 1974.

On April 5, 2021, after the donation of this facility by the school—which could no longer maintain WSPS—to New Hampshire Public Radio, WSPS became WCNH (and the former WCNH became WSPS), with the Classical New Hampshire service adding 80,000 additional people to its coverage area.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: McLaughlin . Patricia . March 30, 2021 . Soothing Sounds in the Capitol Region . en . New Hampshire Public Radio . May 14, 2021.