WCHS (AM)
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| City | Charleston, West Virginia |
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| Broadcast area |
Southern West Virginia Southwestern West Virginia |
| Branding | "96.5 FM 580 AM WCHS" |
| Slogan | "The Voice of Charleston" |
| Frequency | 580 AM kHz |
| First air date | September 15, 1927 |
| Format | News/Talk/Sports |
| Power | 5,000 Watts day and night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 71660 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°21′51.0″N 81°46′5.0″W / 38.364167°N 81.768056°W |
| Callsign meaning | W CHarleSton |
| Affiliations |
ABC Radio News West Virginia MetroNews |
| Owner |
West Virginia Radio Corporation (West Virginia Radio Corporation of Charleston) |
| Sister stations | WKAZ, WKAZ-FM, WKWS, WRVZ, WWSW, WSWW-FM, WVAF |
| Webcast | WCHS Webstream |
| Website | WCHS Online |
WCHS is a News/Talk/Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charleston, West Virginia, serving Southern West Virginia and Southwestern West Virginia. WCHS is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation.
WCHS is the flagship station of the statewide West Virginia MetroNews network.
Programming heard on WCHS consists of local and national news, talk and sports programs. The station's weekday morning schedule begins with Jim Bohannon's nationally syndicated "American in the Morning". "The Morning News" hosted by West Virginia MetroNews anchors Chris Lawrence and Shauna Johnson follows. A locally produced "Ask The Expert" then airs, followed by "MetroNews Talkline" hosted by Hoppy Kercheval.
The weekday afternoon lineup beings with the nationally syndicated Rush Limbaugh Show. "MetroNews Hotline" and "MetroNews Sportsline", hosted by Dave Weekley and Tony Caridi respectively, round out the afternoon. Various sports programs air in the evenings, with Dave Ramsey Show and "The Jim Bohannon Show" rounding out the night.Red Eye Radio is heard during the overnight hours.
The weekend lineup includes nationally syndicated shows from John Batchelor and Kim Komando. "West Virginia Outdoors" and "Sunday Sportsline", hosted by Chris Lawrence and Travis Jones respectively, are also heard. "The Don Nehlen and Bob Pruett Show" also airs on WCHS. The program is hosted by former West Virginia Mountaineers football head coach Don Nehlen and former Marshall University football head coach Bob Pruett.
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