WPCH (AM)

WPCH

West Point, Georgia
Frequency	1310 kHz
Programming
Format	Urban Adult Contemporary
Affiliations	ABC Radio
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C.)
Sister stations	WCJM-FM, WKKR, WMXA, WTLM, WZMG
History
Former call signs	WZZZ (?-1988) WPLV (1988-1994) WCJM (1994-1996) WPLV (1996-2015)
Call sign meaning	PeaCH
Technical information
Facility ID	54864
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 25 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	32°53′48.00″N 85°9′24.00″W

WPCH (1310 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Urban Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to West Point, Georgia, USA, the station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C., and features programming from ABC Radio.

History

The station was assigned the call letters WPLV on 1988-01-01. On 1994-10-07, the station changed its call sign to WCJM, then on 1996-02-23 switched back to WPLV.

In March 2003, Root Communications License Company, L.P., reached an agreement to sell this station to Qantum Communications subsidiary Qantum of Auburn License Company, LLC, as part of a 26 station deal valued at $82.2 million. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 30, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on July 2, 2003.

On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WPLV, to Clear Channel Communications for WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York as part of the sale of the WALK stations to Connoisseur Media. The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.

The station took on the WPCH call sign on June 1, 2015.

External links

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