WCHA (AM)

WCHA (800 kHz) is an commercial radio station licensed to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and serving Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It simulcasts an oldies radio format with WHAG in Hagerstown, Maryland. WCHA and WHAG are owned and operated by Alpha Media.[1] Most programming comes from the True Oldies Channel, programmed and hosted by New York City DJ Scott Shannon. WCHA also carries Penn State football and Pittsburgh Steelers football.

WCHA

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Frequency	800 kHz
Branding	Oldies 96.3
Programming
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	True Oldies Channel Penn State Football Radio Network Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Alpha Media (Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations	WDLD, WHAG, WIKZ, WQCM
History
First air date	1946 (1946)
Call sign meaning	W CHAmbersburg
Technical information
Facility ID	10110
Class	D (AM & FM)
Power	1,000 watts days 196 watts nights
Transmitter coordinates	39°55′41.0″N 77°41′44.0″W
Translator(s)	96.3 W242BY (Chambersburg)
Repeater(s)	1410 kHz (WHAG)
Links
Website	oldies963.net

By day, WCHA is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. But 800 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station XEROK Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. So at night, WCHA reduces power to 196 watts to avoid interference.[2] WCHA is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W242BY at 96.3 MHz.