As students return to campus and the Tar Heels prepare to take the field and chase the ACC championship, WCHL will be launching the next phase of its long history with a new state-of-the-art studio at University Place.  A new app and redesigned website will soon be unveiled.

And WCHL will now present local programming all day during the week. Here is the lineup for weekday programming:

  • Ron Stutts, the voice of Chapel Hill for 39 years, will add an hour to his morning show each weekday. He will be on air from 6 am until 10 am with the same popular features and a few more tunes.
  • From 10 am – 3 pm, WCHL will now air adult contemporary music (such as Adele, Alicia Keys and Bruno Mars) and original local talk content with Nicki Morse.
  • Aaron Keck will continue to host local news and talk on weekdays from 3 to7 pm.
  • WCHL will focus on sports during the 7 pm hour.
  • The 8 pm to 6 am time slots will include music as well as shows hosted by local and national leaders on subjects such as health, finance, politics, business, cooking, sports and non-profits.

The biggest change is the original local programming that will be running from 10 am to 3 pm. This show will air adult contemporary music, which has broad market appeal and is work place appropriate, interspersed with local talk content that will include news and sports updates, stories and announcements of local interest and other features. This will replace the syndicated talk shows that currently air during this time. WCHL will provide a link to access these syndicated shows online.

Regarding the programming changes, Chris Ehrenfeld, one of WCHL’s new local owners said, “We received a great deal of feedback from our listeners. People asked for more local content and music. So that’s what we are doing.”

“With this change, we hope people will listen all day long – at work, at home, wherever they are. WCHL will be an even better source for local news and information.” said new co-owner Mark Vitali.

The station will continue to carry UNC football, basketball, baseball and soccer. WCHL will also continue to broadcast high school football on Friday nights and have Saturday and Sunday morning news from 7-9 am with Colin Schultz.

Jim Kitchen, another local owner, said, “In addition to the new studio and new programming, we will soon launch a new app and a redesigned website. We are very excited about the future of WCHL and its commitment to this community.”

“We are all very excited about the new WCHL,” added Ehrenfeld. “It will definitely be a September to remember.”
These programming changes will take place on September 19. A current listing of the 24/7 schedule can be found at this link.