WCNW

This article is about the Fairfield, Ohio, radio station. For the New York station formerly called WCNW, see WLIB.

WCNW

Fairfield, Ohio
Broadcast area	Cincinnati metropolitan area
Frequency	1560 kHz
Programming
Format	Christian talk and teaching and Southern Gospel music
Ownership
Owner	Vernon R. Baldwin, Inc.
History
First air date	February 14, 1964
Call sign meaning	Without Christ Nothing Works
Technical information
Facility ID	69989
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts days only 1,000 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates	39°20′20.00″N 84°31′30.00″W
Links
Website	www.wcnwradio.com

WCNW (1560 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format, combining instructional religious shows with Southern Gospel music. Licensed to Fairfield, Ohio, it serves the Cincinnati metropolitan area. The station is owned by Vernon R. Baldwin, Inc.

By day, WCNW transmits with 5,000 watts, but 1560 AM is a clear channel frequency, so to protect other stations on 1560 AM, WCNW is a daytimer and must sign off at night. During critical hours, it transmits with 1,000 watts.

History

On February 14, 1964, WCNW first signed on the air. WCNW's call sign originally meant We're Country N Western when the station began broadcasting a country music format. There was previously a WCNW-FM on 94.9 MHz, which signed on in 1962. It has since been sold and is now known as WREW.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID WCNW ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database