WCNW

This article is about the Fairfield, Ohio, radio station. For the New York station formerly called WCNW, see WLIB.

WCNW (1560 kHz) was an AM radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format, combining instructional religious shows with southern gospel music. Licensed to Fairfield, Ohio, it served the Cincinnati metropolitan area. The station was owned by Vernon R. Baldwin, Inc.

WCNW

Fairfield, Ohio United States
Broadcast area	Cincinnati metropolitan area
Frequency	1560 kHz
Programming
Format	Defunct
Ownership
Owner	Vernon R. Baldwin, Inc.
Sister stations	WMOH
History
First air date	February 14, 1964
Last air date	May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03)
Call sign meaning	"We're Country N Western" "Without Christ Nothing Works" (backronym)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	69989
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts days only 1,000 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates	39°20′20.2″N 84°31′29.8″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wcnwradio.com

By day, WCNW transmitted with 5,000 watts. As 1560 AM is a clear channel frequency, to protect other stations on the frequency, the station was required to sign off at night. During critical hours, it transmitted with 1,000 watts.

History

On February 14, 1964, WCNW first signed on the air. WCNW's call sign originally meant "We're Country N Western" when the station began broadcasting a country music format. There was previously a WCNW-FM on 94.9 MHz, which signed on in 1962. It has since been sold and is now known as WREW.

On May 3, 2023, WCNW signed off the air.

The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on May 6, 2024.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 69989 (WCNW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WCNW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database