WKCH

This article is about the radio station in Whitewater, Wisconsin. For the television station in Knoxville, Tennessee that once used the same call letters, see WTNZ.

WKCH

Whitewater, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Whitewater, Wisconsin, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Frequency	106.5 MHz
Branding	Kool 106.5
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	Westwood One Local
Ownership
Owner	NRG Media (NRG License Sub, LLC)
Sister stations	WFAW, WSJY
History
First air date	1997
Former call signs	WRLM (5/1993-9/1993) WISQ (1993-1996)
Call sign meaning	Wisconsin's Koolest Classic Hits
Technical information
Facility ID	59406
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	61 meters (200 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°54′20.00″N 88°45′5.00″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	940wfaw.com

WKCH (106.5 FM, "Kool 106.5") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. Licensed to Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves Whitewater, Fort Atkinson and surrounding communities. In addition to classic hits, WKCH also broadcasts UW-Whitewater Warhawks athletics, local area high school sports and NASCAR. WKCH's studios are located in Fort Atkinson, alongside sister stations WFAW and WSJY.

The station is currently owned by NRG Media through licensee NRG License Sub, LLC.

History

The station was assigned the call letters WRLM on May 28, 1993. On September 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign to WISQ. Then, on June 14, 1996, its call letters were changed to WKCH.

In the 1990s the station simulcasted sister station WFAW until 1999 when it began running oldies music without imaging. It finally became "Kool FM K-106" by the end of 1999 then later reimaged to its current moniker "KOOL 106.5". On March 3, 2016 WKCH shifted its format from oldies to classic hits.

External links

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