WCHP (760 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format branded as WCHP 760 AM. Licensed to

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, United States, the station directs its daytime signal into nearby

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, Canada, effectively being a

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. At night, the station broadcasts at a considerably lower power, to protect WJR in

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. The station is owned by Champlain Radio, Inc.

History

The station was assigned the call letters WGGD on November 14, 1984. On December 19, 1984, the station changed its call sign to the current WCHP. The station signed on August 20, 1985.

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* * CHP Radio stations established in 1985 1985 establishments in New York (state) Clinton County, New York {{NewYork-radio-station-stub