WPCH (AM) explained

WPCH
City:West Point, Georgia
Branding:Fox Sports 910 AM - 1310 AM The Game
Frequency:1310 kHz
WZMG 910 kHz
Format:Sports
Power:1,000 watts day
25 watts night
Class:D
Facility Id:54864
Coordinates:32.8967°N -85.1567°W
Callsign Meaning:"Peach"
Former Callsigns:WBMK (1958–1976)
WZZZ (1976–1988)
WPLV (1988–1994)
WCJM (1994–1996)
WPLV (1996–2015)
Affiliations:Fox Sports Radio
Owner:iHeartMedia, Inc.
Licensee:iHM Licenses, LLC
Sister Stations:WCJM-FM, WKKR, WMXA, WTLM, WZMG
Webcast:Listen Live
Licensing Authority:FCC

WPCH (1310 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to West Point, Georgia, United States, the station is currently owned by San Antonio–based iHeartMedia, through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC, and features programming from Fox Sports Radio.[1]

History

The station signed on in August 1958[2] as WBMK. It changed its call letters to WZZZ on December 1, 1976,[3] and was assigned the call sign WPLV on January 1, 1988. On October 7, 1994, the station changed its call sign to WCJM, then on February 23, 1996, switched back to WPLV.[4]

In March 2003, Root Communications License Company, L.P., reached an agreement to sell this station to Qantum Communications subsidiary Qantum of Auburn License Company, LLC, as part of a 26 station deal valued at $82.2 million.[5] The deal was approved by the FCC on April 30, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on July 2, 2003.[6]

On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WPLV, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York, to Connoisseur Media via Qantum.[7] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.

The station took on the WPCH call sign on June 1, 2015.

Programming

All of the programming on WPCH is from Fox Sports Radio.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WPCH Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Book: Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009. 2009. D-169. January 11, 2020.
  3. Web site: WZZZ (WPCH) history cards . CDBS Public Access . . January 11, 2020 . PDF.
  4. Web site: WPCH Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. News: March 17, 2003 . Changing Hands - 3/17/2003. Broadcasting & Cable .
  6. Web site: FCC Media Bureau . Application Search Details (BALH-20030307ACE) . July 2, 2003.
  7. News: Venta. Lance. Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island. May 15, 2014. RadioInsight. May 15, 2014.