WCHK (AM)

For the FM station in Green Bay-Appleton, Wisconsin, please see WKZG. For the Atlanta, Georgia-area FM stations that previously had this call sign, please see WRDA (FM) and WNSY.

WCHK
City	Canton, Georgia
Broadcast area	Atlanta
Branding	La Mega 1290AM
Frequency	1290 kHz
First air date	April 11, 1957
Format	Spanish Hot AC
Power	10,000 watts day 500 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	10694
Transmitter coordinates	34°15′8.00″N 84°27′49.00″W / 34.2522222°N 84.4636111°W / 34.2522222; -84.4636111
Callsign meaning	CHeroKee County
Owner	Davis Broadcasting of Atlanta, L.L.C.
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	lamegatl.com

WCHK AM 1290 is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Hot AC format. Licensed to serve Canton, Georgia, its broadcast callsign stands for Cherokee, the county of which Canton is the seat of government, largest city, and geographic center. The station is currently owned by Davis Broadcasting of Atlanta, L.L.C.

History

WCHK was established on April 11, 1957, under the ownership of McClure Broadcasting. It featured classic country music and local programming. The station's original FM simulcast, WCHK-FM 105.5, is now WRDA 105.7. (Originally owned by McClure, it now belongs to Clear Channel.) A second WCHK-FM is now WNSY FM 100.1.

After the death of owner Chuck McClure, an acquisition was made by Davis Broadcasting in January, 2007. After the acquisition, WCHK went silent, before returning in February 2008, as a simulcast of WLKQ-FM (102.3) and WNSY-FM (100.1), with a Regional Mexican format. The station would broadcast its current format in 2013.

Former personalities

Chuck McClure (owner)
Jim Axel (1957-1959, later moved to WAGA-TV)
Bob Peterson (1957-1962, Co-Owner)
Byron Dobbs (1957-1997, General Manager/presenter)
Steve Bramham (1963-1965)
Chris Morgan (1990)
Mike McDougal
Joe Robinnell
Don Holt
Jim McGhee
Paul Carden

References

External links

La Mega Website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WCHK

Radio-Locator Information on WCHK

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WCHK

Radio stations in the Atlanta, Georgia market

By AM frequency	550 590 610² 640 680 750¹♦ 790 (830) 860 890 920 970 1010² 1040 1080² 1100² (1120) 1160 1190 1230 1270 1290² 1300 1310 1320 1330 1340 1380 1400 1400 1410 1420 1430 1450 1460 1480 1500 1520 1550² 1570 1600² 1690 ¹Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage ²Broadcast in Spanish (fulltime)

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.1 89.3 90.1 90.7 90.7 91.1 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.1 92.9 93.3 94.1 94.5 94.9 95.5♦ 96.1 96.5 96.7♠ 97.1 97.5♣ 97.9 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.7 100.5 101.5 101.9² 102.3² 102.5 102.9 102.9♣ 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.7 105.3² 105.7♠ 106.7 107.1 107.5♣ 107.9 ♠WRDG simulcasts WRDA ♣WUMJ simulcasts W275BK ♦WSBB-FM simulcasts WSB AM

NOAA Weather Radio	162.550

By callsign	KEC80 WABE WAEC WAFS WALR-FM WAMJ WAOK WAOS WATB WAZX WAZX-FM WBCX WBHF WBZY WCFO WCHK WCLK WCNN WCOH WDCY WDPC WDUN WDWD WFGM WFOM WFSH-FM WFTD WGFS WGKA WGST WHIE WHTA WIFN WIGO WJGA-FM WJSP-FM WJTP WKHX-FM WKKP WLBB WLKQ-FM WLTA WMLB WMVV WMVW WNEA WNIV WNNX WNSY WPBC WPBS WPCG-LP WPLO WPZE WQXI WRAS WRDA WRDG WREK WRFG WSB WSB-FM WSBB-FM WSRV WSTR WTSH-FM WTZA WUBL WUMJ WUWG WVEE WVFJ-FM WWEV-FM WWPW WWWE WWWQ WXEM WXJO WXKT WYAY WYXC WYZE WZGC W233BF W243CE W250BC W255CJ W275BK

Internet radio	99X Atlanta WGHR

Defunct	WERD (860 AM) WGHR (102.5/100.7) WHLE-LP (106.3 FM) WTJH (1260 AM)

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