WCVP (600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Murphy, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Cherokee Broadcasting Company and features programming from AP Radio and Jones Radio Network.
| Frequency | 600 kHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | AP Radio Motor Racing Network Performance Racing Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cherokee Broadcasting Company |
| History | |
First air date | October 12, 1958 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 10695 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 20 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°4′0.00″N 83°59′58.00″W / 35.0666667°N 83.9994444°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
The station is an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network, the largest radio affiliate network in Major League Baseball.[2] WCVP is also an affiliate of the Motor Racing Network and the Performance Racing Network, airing NASCAR racing.[3][4]
History
editWCVP first aired on October 12, 1958. In February 1974, a 29-year-old man died when he fell more than 100 feet off of the 450-foot WCVP radio tower in Murphy.[5] The radio tower was knocked down and broken during the tornado outbreak of April 1–2, 1974.[6] The tower was replaced with one twenty feet taller in June 1974.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCVP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Affiliate Radio Stations". The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves.
- ^ "Radio Affiliates". MRN - Motor Racing Network. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "NASCAR Cup Series Affiliates". PRN. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Brown, David (2024-02-28). "This Week in Local History". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, NC: Community Newspapers, Inc. p. 8A.
- ^ Brown, David (2024-04-03). "This Week in Local History". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, NC: Community Newspapers Inc. p. 8A.
- ^ Brown, David (2024-06-05). "This Week in Local History". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, NC: Community Newspapers Inc. p. 8A.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 10695 (WCVP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCVP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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