WCRS (1450

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licensed to

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, United States. The station is licensed by the

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(FCC) to broadcast with a transmitter power of 1 kW unlimited, non-directional.

History

WCRS signed on in the 1940s with a format similar to WFBC. In 1979, WCRS ended its simulcast with

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. Peregon bought WCRS and WHZQ from Pro-Com Communications LLC in 2006. The station featured

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satellite feed for many years. WCRS now carries a variety of talk shows, such as ''

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WCRS. Accessed December 22, 2013 In February 2010, it was purchased by Anne's Entertainment Vision, Inc.

Translator

In May 2016, the station began broadcasting on FM via translator station W253BL.

References

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