WHCO

WHCO

City	Sparta, Illinois
Broadcast area	Sparta, Illinois Randolph County, Illinois
Branding	"Real Country 1230 WHCO"
Slogan	"Today's Stars and Legends"
Frequency	1230 kHz
First air date	1955
Format	Country
Power	1,000 Watts day and night
Class	C
Facility ID	27264
Transmitter coordinates	38°07′25.0″N 89°43′20.0″W / 38.123611°N 89.722222°W / 38.123611; -89.722222
Affiliations	Brownfield Radio Network CBS Radio News Real Country (Cumulus Media Networks) RFD Radio Network St. Louis Blues St. Louis Cardinals University of Illinois Athletics
Owner	David and Carol Holder (Southern Illinois Radio Group, Inc.^[1])
Webcast	WHCO Webstream
Website	WHCO Online

WHCO is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Sparta, Illinois, serving Sparta and Randolph County, Illinois. WHCO is owned and operated by David and Carol Holder, through licensee Southern Illinois Radio Group, Inc.^[1]

History

WHCO began in 1955 as a Country Music station. WHCO held Top 40 and Adult Contemporary formats before switching to a News-Talk format in 1998 carrying local programming as well as nationally syndicated hosts such as G. Gordon Liddy, Larry King, and Jim Bohannon. In 2008, WHCO returned to the Country Music format.^[2]

References

1 2 "WHCO Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ About 1230 WHCO Accessed June 5, 2010

External links

Real Country 1230 Online

Query the FCC's AM station database for WHCO

Radio-Locator Information on WHCO

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WHCO

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