WCHI (1350
AM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
soft adult contemporary
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format. Licensed to
Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe ( ) is a city in Ross County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 22,059 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located along the Scioto River 45 miles (72 km) south of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus, ...
, United States. The station is currently owned by
iHeartMedia, Inc.
History
The call letters
WCHI originally belonged to a radio station in the Chicago, Illinois, area. On October 30, 1931, that station was ordered to go off the air.
On November 12, 2012, WCHI changed its format from
oldies
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Since 2 ...
to
comedy
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Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
. On June 4, 2014, WCHI changed its format to soft adult contemporary, branded as "EZ 1350".
WCHI Drops Comedy
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References
External links
CHI
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*Chi (letter) (Χ or χ), the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet
Chinese
* ''Chi'' (length) (尺), a traditional unit of length, about ⅓ meter
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Radio stations established in 1951
Soft adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
1951 establishments in Ohio
IHeartMedia radio stations
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