WCNH (90.5 FM) is a radio station airing a classical music format licensed to Concord, New Hampshire, broadcasting on 90.5 MHz. The station is owned by New Hampshire Public Radio, Incorporated.

WCNH
Frequency90.5 MHz
BrandingClassical New Hampshire
Programming
FormatClassical music
Ownership
WEVO
History
First air date
June 1974 (1974-06) (as WSPS)
Former call signs
WSPS (1974–2021)
Call sign meaning
"Classical New Hampshire"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID62166
ClassA
ERP530 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43°12′53″N 71°34′26″W / 43.21472°N 71.57389°W / 43.21472; -71.57389
Repeater(s)89.1 WEVO-HD2 (Concord)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.nhpr.org/programs/classicalnh

History

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This frequency was started by St. Paul's School as WSPS when the Federal Communications Commission granted the school a construction permit for a new 10-watt noncommercial educational radio station on July 5, 1972. The station began broadcasting in June 1974.[2]

On April 5, 2021, after the donation of this facility by the school—which could no longer maintain WSPS—to New Hampshire Public Radio, WSPS became WCNH (and the former WCNH became WSPS), with the Classical New Hampshire service adding 80,000 additional people to its coverage area.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCNH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ FCC History Cards for WCNH (former WSPS)
  3. ^ McLaughlin, Patricia (March 30, 2021). "Soothing Sounds in the Capitol Region". New Hampshire Public Radio. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
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