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WCHS

CHARLESTON WV

AM BROADCAST

580 kHz

West Virginia Radio Corporation
1251 Earl L. Core Road
Morgantown WV 26505
3045543900
Facility ID: 71660
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Correspondence
FRN: 0004985297

This record has been enhanced by the REC Radio History Project. Pre-1932 data has been manually entered by REC based on FRC Radio Service Bulletins. Click here to learn more.

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Estimated Date		Callsign	Frequency	Daytime Power	Nighttime Power	Location
Radio Service Bulletins
08/31/1927	New station	WOBU	580	50	50	CHARLESTON WV	1023 QUARRIER ST
CHARLESTON RADIO BROADCASTING CO.
03/31/1928		WOBU	580	250	250	CHARLESTON WV
02/28/1929		WOBU	580	250	250	CHARLESTON WV
ON LIST
05/30/1930		WOBU	580	250	250	CHARLESTON WV
WOBU, INC.
05/29/1931		WOBU	580	250	250	CHARLESTON WV
LOC 38-19-00 81-42-00
06/30/1931		WOBU	580	500	250	CHARLESTON WV

Information from the station's history card (1932-1979) has not been entered into the database.

Date Field	File Number	Application Type	Application Status	Status Date	Permit Expires	kHz	Daytime Power	Nighttime Power	Antenna Mode	Facility Type
Construction Permits and Licenses
04/20/1994	BZ-19940420AA	Modification	Granted	08/31/1994		580	0	0	Directional Night	Main
DM
Assignment of Licenses and Permits
Date Field	File Number	Assignor			Assignee				Application Status	Status Date
12/10/1986	BAL-19861210EH								Granted	12/19/1986
VOL AL FROM ROLLINS BROADCASTING OF DELAWARE, INC. TO CLINTON CABLEVISION FORM 316 ASSIGNEE 'S ADDRESS: 2195 INGERSOLL AVENUE, DES MOINES IOWA 50312
02/11/1987	BAL-19870211EI								Granted	03/27/1987
VOL AL FROM CLINTON CABLEVISION TO WEST VIRGINIA TV AND RADIO, INC. FORM 314 ATTY.(ASGNR) TOM W. DAVIDSON ATTY.(ASGNE) HOWARD M. LIBERMAN ASSIGNEE'S ADDRESS: 3409 W. PRIEN LAKE RD., LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
03/31/1992	BAL-19920331EC								Granted	06/01/1992
VOL AL FROM WEST VIRGINIA TV AND RADIO, INC. TO WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON FORM 314 ATTY.(ASGNR) HARRY F. BELL, JR. ATTY.(ASGNE) DAVID M. HUNSAKER ASSIGNEE'S ADDRESS: GREER BUILDING, ROUTE 7, MORGANTOWN, WV 26505
11/25/2022	0000204251								Granted	05/28/2024
Transfer of Control
Date Field	File Number	Transferor			Transferee				Application Status	SStatus Date
02/22/1984	BTC-19840222KN								Granted	02/29/1984
07/29/1986	BTC-19860729KV								Granted	09/19/1986
TRANSFER OF CONTROL FROM THE SHAREHOLDERS OF ROLLINS COMMUNI CATIONS, INC. TO CLINTON CABLEVISION, A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, CLINTON TV CABLE COMPANY, INC.AND HAWKEYE COMMUNICATIONS OF CLINTON., GENERAL PARTNERS FORM 315. TRANSFEROR: JOHN E. FIORINI III-ATTY TRANSFEREE: TOM W. DAVIDSON-ATTY.
Special Temporary Authority (STA) and Experimental and other miscellaneous authorizations
Type		Date	File Number	Remarks						Outcome
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering		09/29/2023	0000220925							Granted
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering		10/16/2024	0000243178							Granted