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WTPT
WTPT (93.3 FM) is an active rock station licensed to Forest City, North Carolina, and serving the Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina regions, including Greenville and Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Asheville, North Carolina. The Audacy, Inc. outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an ERP of 93 kW. The station goes by the name 93.3 The Planet Rocks. The station broadcasts from near Columbus, North Carolina, with studios in Greenville, South Carolina. However, it is licensed to Forest City, North Carolina. History 93.3, then known as WBBO-FM and WBBO-AM 780 ("We Build Business Opportunities"), signed on September 10, 1947 in Forest City, North Carolina. The station was owned by the Anderson family, which also owned the "Forest City Courier" newspaper and WPNF-AM in nearby Brevard, North Carolina. Both stations simulcasted with each other on a full-time basis until the late 60s. WBBO-FM featured a variety of forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WYRD-FM
WYRD-FM (106.3 MHz), known on-air as ''106-3 WORD, The Upstate's Talk Station'', is a news/talk-formatted radio station in the Greenville-Spartanburg area of Upstate South Carolina. The Audacy, Inc. outlet is licensed by the FCC to Simpsonville, South Carolina, and broadcasts at with an ERP of 25 kW. Until February 24, 2014, it simulcast with WYRD (1330 AM) in Greenville and WORD (950 AM) in Spartanburg (who flipped to ESPN Radio). Its studios are in Greenville and its transmitter is located east of Five Forks. "106-3 WORD" carries local programs ''The Tara Show'' (with Tara Servatius), Vince Coakley, and Charlie James along with syndicated programming including Rush Limbaugh and ''The Mark Levin Show.'' History 106.3 originally signed on July 10, 1989, as WNMX in Newberry with a 6,000 watt signal. The station featured an adult contemporary format under the name "Mix 106". Over time, the station adjusted itself toward CHR under the name "Hot Mix 106.3", with a light dose o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WROQ
WROQ (101.1 FM) is a classic rock station licensed to Anderson, South Carolina, and serving the Upstate South Carolina region, including Greenville and Spartanburg. The station has had a Classic Rock and Roll format since December 1, 1987. This makes it one of the oldest Classic Rock stations in the country as far as years with the same format. The Rock 101 Moniker was first used on the station from 1978-1982 and returned in 1987. The Audacy, Inc. outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an ERP of 100 kW. The station goes by the name Classic Rock 101.1 and its current slogan is "The Upstate's Only Classic Rock Station." Former slogans include "Rock 101.1- The Home of Classic Rock and Roll" and "The Upstate's Classic Rock and Roll Station". Its studios are in Greenville, and its tower is shared with WMYA-TV, located west of Fountain Inn, South Carolina. Station history 101.1 signed on as WCAC-FM in 1947 as the sister station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WYRD (AM)
WYRD (1330 Hertz, kHz), known on-air as "The Fan Upstate", is a sports radio, sports-formatted AM radio, AM radio station in the Greenville-Spartanburg area of Upstate South Carolina. The Audacy, Inc. outlet is licensed by the FCC to Greenville, South Carolina, and broadcasts with power of 5 kW non-directional daytime and 3-way directional at night. The programming is simultaneously broadcast on WORD (AM), WORD 950 AM Spartanburg, W249DL 97.7 MHz, Greenville and W246CV 97.1 MHz, Spartanburg. Its studios and transmitter are located in Greenville. History On December 9, 1932, the Federal Radio Commission approved transferring the license for WFBC (the station's call letters at that time) from Virgil V. Evans to the Greensville News-Piedmont Company. At the time, WFBC operated on 1200 kHz with 50 watts of power. On January 8, 1935, the Federal Communications Commission approved increasing the station's power to 5,000 watts. Years later, WFBC was known for its top-40 for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WSPA-FM
WSPA-FM (98.9 MHz, "Magic 98.9") is an adult contemporary radio station licensed to serve Spartanburg, South Carolina and covering the Upstate region, including Greenville and Spartanburg. The Audacy, Inc. outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast at with an ERP of 100 kW. The station goes by the name "''Magic 98.9''" and its current slogan is '"Today's Hits, Yesterday's Favorites." WSPA-FM is one of South Carolina's most powerful stations. It provides at least secondary coverage of 94 counties in four states (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee). Under the right conditions, it can be heard as far east as Charlotte and as far west as the north Georgia mountains. WSPA is owned by Philadelphia based Audacy, Inc. (formerly Entercom Communications). The transmitter tower (which is visible as far as 35 miles away) is located atop Hogback Mountain, near Landrum. Its studios are in Greenville. The station's playlist main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WORD (AM)
WORD (950 kHz), known on-air as "The Fan Upstate", is a sports-formatted AM radio station in the Greenville-Spartanburg area of Upstate South Carolina. The Audacy, Inc. outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to Spartanburg, South Carolina, and broadcasts with a power of 5,000 watts during the day and 65 watts at night using a non-directional antenna. The programming on WORD is simultaneously broadcast on WYRD 1330 AM GreenvillW249DL 97.7 MHz, GreenvilleanW246BU 97.1 MHz, Spartanburg "The Fan Upstate" format can also be heard on WFBC-FMHD3, Greenville. WORD's transmitter is located on the aptly named Broadcast Drive in Spartanburg, while its studios are in Greenville. History WORD signed on September 1, 1940, at 910 AM as Spartanburg's second radio station. under the ownership of Spartanburg Advertising Company which also owned WSPA, a station that was established a decade previous. WORD utilized studio and tower space from WSPA. In 1944 the FCC order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WFBC-FM
WFBC-FM (93.7 Hertz, MHz) is a Contemporary Hit Radio, Top 40 (CHR) radio station, station licensed to Greenville, South Carolina and serving the Upstate South Carolina, Upstate and Western North Carolina regions, including Greenville, South Carolina, Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Spartanburg, and Asheville, North Carolina. The Audacy, Inc. outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an ERP of 100 kW. The station goes by the name B93.7 and its current slogan is "The #1 for Hit Music." The station's transmitter is located on Caesars Head, Caesar's Head mountain in South Carolina. WFBC-FM has coverage in almost all of Upstate South Carolina (includes the Piedmont and Foothills), parts of Northeast Georgia, and parts of Western North Carolina. This station can be heard as far east as Charlotte, North Carolina, as far south as Irmo, South Carolina, as far north as Greeneville, Tennessee, and as far southwest as Athens, Georgia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous city. According to the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 94,589, up from 83,393 in the 2010 census. It is the principal city in the four-county Asheville metropolitan area, which had a population of 424,858 in 2010, and of 469,015 in 2020. History Origins Before the arrival of the Europeans, the land where Asheville now exists lay within the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation, which had homelands in modern western North and South Carolina, southeastern Tennessee, and northeastern Georgia. A town at the site of the river confluence was recorded as ''Guaxule'' by Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto during his 1540 expedition through this area. His expedition comprised the first European visitors, who carried endemic Eurasian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg is a city in and the county seat, seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city of Spartanburg has a municipal population of 38,732 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the 11th-largest city in the state. For a time, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) grouped Spartanburg and Union County, South Carolina, Union Counties together as the Spartanburg metropolitan statistical area, but as of 2018,the OMB defines only Spartanburg County as the Spartanburg MSA. Spartanburg is the second-largest city in the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area, Greenville–Spartanburg–Anderson combined statistical area, which had a population of 1,385,045 as of 2014. It is part of a 10-county region of northwestern South Carolina known as "Upstate South Carolina, The Upstate", and is located northwest of Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia, west of Charlotte, North Carolina, and about northeast of Atlanta, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus, North Carolina
Columbus is a town in Polk County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 999 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Polk County. History The Green River Plantation, J. G. Hughes House, and Polk County Courthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Columbus is located at (35.250669, -82.202115). The town is concentrated along North Carolina Highway 108, southeast of Asheville, and a few miles north of the North Carolina-South Carolina border. U.S. Route 74 passes through the northern part of town, and Interstate 26 passes through the eastern section. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,060 people, 491 households, and 292 families residing in the town. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 992 people, 414 households, and 238 families residing in the town. The population density was 559.1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upstate South Carolina
The Upstate is the region in the westernmost part of South Carolina, United States, also known as the Upcountry, which is the historical term. Although loosely defined among locals, the general definition includes the 10 counties of the commerce-rich I-85 corridor in the northwest corner of South Carolina. This definition coincided with the Greenville–Spartanburg–Anderson, SC combined statistical area, as first defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 2015. In 2018, the OMB redefined the CSA such that it no longer included Abbeville County. That definition remains as of 2020. The region's population was 1,347,112 as of 2016. Situated between Atlanta and Charlotte, the Upstate is the geographical center of the Charlanta megaregion. After BMW's initial investment, foreign companies, including others from Germany, have a substantial presence in the Upstate; several large corporations have established regional, national, or continental headquarters in the area. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWOL
WWOL (780 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station licensed to Forest City, North Carolina, United States, broadcasting a Southern Gospel format. As of October 29, 1989, the station is owned by Holly Springs Baptist Broadcasting. WWOL began broadcasting on April 1, 1990, but the frequency was signed on as WBBO ("We Build Business Opportunities") on September 10, 1947, by Rutherford Radio Company. In 1947, the call letters WWOL were first used for a radio station in Lackawanna, New York, which is now WBBF, and on its FM counterpart, which is now WHTT-FM. External links Official website Radio stations in North Carolina, WOL Southern Gospel radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1947 1947 establishments in North Carolina Daytime-only radio stations in North Carolina, WOL Christian radio stations in North Carolina, WOL {{NorthCarolina-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brevard, North Carolina
Brevard is a city in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 7,609 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Transylvania County. Brevard is located at the entrance to Pisgah National Forest and has become a noted tourism, retirement and cultural center in western North Carolina. A moderate climate, environmental beauty and cultural activities attracts retirees to the area. Brevard is also known for its white squirrels. There are several theories of how they came to live there, including an overturned carnival truck and an escaped pet breeding with native squirrels. Along with nearby Asheville and Hendersonville, Brevard forms the Asheville-Brevard, NC CSA combined statistical area. History According to the Transylvania Heritage Museum, the North Carolina General Assembly apportioned Transylvania County on February 15, 1861, from lands previously attributed to neighboring Jackson and Henderson counties. In the county's creation, a count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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