WCCF (AM)

WCCF
Punta Gorda, Florida; United States;
Broadcast area	Charlotte County, Florida
Frequency	1580 kHz
Branding	WCCF News Radio
Programming
Format	Talk radio
Network	Fox News Radio
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks; Genesis Communications Network; Premiere Networks; Radio America; USA Radio Network; Westwood One; Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Tampa Bay Rays;
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WBCG, WBTT, WCKT, WCVU, WIKX, WOLZ, WWCD, WZJZ
History
First air date	September 15, 1961; 63 years ago
Call sign meaning	Charlotte County, Florida
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	28897
Class	B
Power	1,250 watts days; 110 watts nights;
Transmitter coordinates	26°53′37.00″N 82°3′3.00″W / 26.8936111°N 82.0508333°W
Translator(s)	100.9 W265EA (Punta Gorda)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	wccfam.iheart.com

WCCF (1580 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. It is licensed to Punta Gorda, Florida, and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Tiseo Boulevard in Port Charlotte.

By day, WCCF is powered at 1,250 watts. As 1580 AM is a Canadian clear channel frequency, WCCF reduces power at night to 110 watts to avoid interference. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is off Deltona Drive in Charlotte Park.^[2] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W265EA at 100.9 MHz.^[3]

Programming

For live sports, WCCF carries Tampa Bay Buccaneers football and Tampa Bay Rays baseball games. Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio.

WCCF logo until 2019

The station signed on the air on September 15, 1961.^[4] It originally was a daytimer, required to go off the air at night. In the 1970s, WCCF was a country music station. It carried news updates from the Mutual Broadcasting System.

In 1970, it gained a sister station. WCCF-FM debuted, airing a beautiful music format on 92.7 MHz. Today, that station is a different talk outlet, 92.5 WFSX-FM in Estero.