WCHA (AM)

For other uses, see WCHA (disambiguation).

WCHA

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Frequency	800 kHz
Branding	Oldies 96.3
Programming
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	True Oldies Channel (United Stations Radio Networks) Penn State Nittany Lions football Pittsburgh Steelers
Ownership
Owner	Alpha Media (Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations	WDLD, WHAG, WIKZ, WQCM
History
First air date	1946 (1946)
Call sign meaning	Chambersburg
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10110
Class	D (AM & FM)
Power	1,000 watts day 196 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	39°55′41.0″N 77°41′44.0″W
Translator(s)	96.3 W242BY (Chambersburg)
Repeater(s)	1410 WHAG (Halfway, Maryland)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	oldies963.net

WCHA (800 kHz) is an commercial AM 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. 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.

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

Translator

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W242BY	96.3 FM	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania	145587	250	D	LMS

External links

• Oldies 96.3 Online
• Facility details for Facility ID 10110 (WCHA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WCHA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 145587 (W242BY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W242BY at FCCdata.org
• FCC History Cards for WCHA