Defunct Radio Station Tower Site for Sale

July 31, 2022 Off By Ken Hawk

A long-dark AM radio station in northern Cambria County has listed its tower site for sale.

WNCC, a station licensed to Northern Cambria borough (formerly Barnesboro) was on the air between 1950 until 2010. It went silent following the death of owner Larry Schrecongost and a failed sale afterwards. The station’s heyday was primarily the late 60’s through the 70’s, when Cambria County’s lucrative coal industry was thriving.

Schrecongost’s widow is attempting to sell the site to a new owner interested in leasing space on the tower, or razing it and developing the 7 acres of land it sits on, located two and a half miles east of Northern Cambria.

Chuck Englody, a ham radio operator and engineer who also worked for Mr. Schrecongost, said the station transmitted from the site since 1952, and that the current tower was erected in 2009.

The tower is a 240 foot guyed, uniform cross section Valmont structure with three anchor points and a white strobe light.

Owner Nancy Schrecongost can be reached by email at Nance832@gmail.com. More information can be found on the tower through this link:

https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=2649582