KCHA-FM
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| City of license | Charles City, Iowa |
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| Broadcast area | Charles City, Iowa Floyd County, Iowa |
| Branding | "95-9 KCHA " |
| Slogan | "America's Hometown Radio Station " |
| Frequency | 95.9 MHz |
| First air date | 9/12/1991 |
| Format | Variety |
| ERP | 6,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 91 Meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 41100 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°05′05.0″N 92°40′00.0″W / 43.08472°N 92.66667°W |
| Callsign meaning | K CHArles city |
| Affiliations | CNN Radio Network, Radio Iowa from Learfield, Brownfield Farm Network, Cyclone Radio Network |
| Owner | North Iowa Broadcasting, LLC (Coloff Media, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KCHA-FM, KCHA (AM), KCZE-FM, KLKK-FM, KSMA-FM, KIOW, KHAM, KCVM-FM, KCNZ, KMCH |
| Webcast | 95-9 KCHA Webstream |
| Website | 95-9 KCHA Online |
95-9 KCHA-FM is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charles City, Iowa, serving Charles City and Floyd County, Iowa. KCHA is owned and operated by North Iowa Broadcasting, LLC.
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[edit] History
KCHA-FM was launched on September 12, 1980 and is the county's only radio station.[1]
[edit] Transmission Location
The KCHA transmitter is located on Stony Point Road in Charles City, right off Business 218 near K-Mart.
[edit] Programming
The station broadcasts a Variety format, playing a mixture of Adult Contemporary, New Country, Classic Country, Oldies, Classic Rock, Contemporary Christian and Top 40 music.
KCHA broadcasts a variety of news content, including national news from the CNN Radio Network, state news from Radio Iowa, and local news, including agricultural and business news, as well as local weather and sports, plus funeral announcements, health information, and a community calendar. KCHA also broadcasts local religious services and religious programming on Sunday mornings.
Syndicated programming is also heard on KCHA, with the station airing "Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Saturday nights from 7:00pm to 10:00pm..
[edit] Broadcast Signal
The KCHA-FM signal streches from Clear Lake, Iowa to West Union, Ia, and from Austin, Mn south to Waterloo, Ia.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- 95-9 KCHA Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KCHA
- Radio-Locator information on KCHA
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KCHA
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