for their reporting on the Sago Mine disaster in Sago, West Virginia. The station was presented with two 2011 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. The first, in the category of "Breaking News Coverage", was given for the station's coverage of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in Montcoal, West Virginia. The second, in the category of "Audio News Documentary", was for "The Life of U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd". In 2011, the station was presented with a National Edward R. Murrow Award, for their Upper Big Branch Mine disaster coverage. WCHS, along with four other stations, were nominated for the 2011 Marconi Radio Award for "News/Talk Station of the Year" by the National Association of Broadcasters. WSB in Atlanta, however, won the award. In 2014, WCHS anchors and reports Chris Lawrence, Fred Persinger, Jeff Jenkins, Shauna Johnson, and Hoppy Kercheval were presented with various awards at that year's West Virginia Broadcasters Association "Excellence in Broadcasting Awards". In 2015, the station was again presented with two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, one for "Overall Excellence" and the other for "Best Newscast". References External links 96.5 FM 580 AM WCHS Online 1927 establishments in West Virginia News and talk radio stations in the United States Sports radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1927 CHS CHS