WCCR-FM is an American

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

licensed to the borough of

Clarion, Pennsylvania Clarion is a borough in and the county seat of Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located north-northeast of Pittsburgh and is part of the Pittsburgh DMA. Clarion was settled in 1839 and incorporated in 1841. In the past, the sur ...

. WCCR-FM operates at the federally assigned frequency of 92.7

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with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts. This station, along with its co-located AM sister

WWCH WWCH is an American radio station, licensed to Clarion, Pennsylvania, the seat of government for Clarion County. WWCH is licensed to operate at the federally assigned frequency of 1300 kHz at a maximum power output of 850 watts. WWCH is a full-s ...

, is owned by Clarion County Broadcasting.

History

WCCR-FM debuted in 1985 under the moniker C-93, with a Top 40/CHR format. The construction permit to build the station was issued on February 14, 1983, with the call letters WMQP first assigned on September 4, 1984. The station never used these call letters, taking its current call sign less than a month later. Throughout the years, the station's formats fluctuated between Top 40 and classic rock, but the station programs a format of hot adult contemporary today. WCCR-FM is the voice of

Clarion University Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion, also known as PennWest Clarion, is a public university campus in Clarion, Pennsylvania. Part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the institution was founded in 1867 and offers ...

Golden Eagles Sports. On November 7, 2022, Seven Mountains Media announced their purchase of WCCR-FM and sister station

from Clarion County Broadcasting. Seven Mountains Media also owns WKFT 101.3 FM in Strattanville, serving as a Clarion-area simulcast of

WIFT WIFT (102.1 FM, "Bigfoot Country 102.1 & 101.3") is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to DuBois, Pennsylvania, serving the DuBois/ Punxsutawney/ Clearfield area. WIFT is owned and operated by Kristin Cantrell, through ...

102.1 FM in DuBois.

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* CCR-FM Radio stations established in 1985 1985 establishments in Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-radio-station-stub