WHCO
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| Broadcast area | Sparta, Illinois Randolph County, Illinois |
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| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| Branding | "Real Country 1230 WHCO" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Brownfield Radio Network CBS Radio News Real Country (Cumulus Media Networks) RFD Radio Network St. Louis Blues St. Louis Cardinals University of Illinois Athletics |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1955 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 27264 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 Watts day and night |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°07′25.0″N 89°43′20.0″W / 38.123611°N 89.722222°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WHCO Webstream |
| Website | WHCO Online |
WHCO is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Sparta, Illinois, serving Sparta and Randolph County, Illinois. WHCO is owned and operated by David and Carol Holder, through licensee Southern Illinois Radio Group, Inc.[1]
History
WHCO began in 1955 as a Country Music station. WHCO held Top 40 and Adult Contemporary formats before switching to a News-Talk format in 1998 carrying local programming as well as nationally syndicated hosts such as G. Gordon Liddy, Larry King, and Jim Bohannon. In 2008, WHCO returned to the Country Music format.[2]
References
- ^ a b "WHCO Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ About 1230 WHCO Accessed June 5, 2010
External links
- Real Country 1230 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID WHCO ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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