WBZF, known as "Glory 98.5", is a

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broadcasting an

Urban Gospel Urban/contemporary gospel is a modern subgenre of gospel music. Although the style developed gradually, early forms are generally dated to the 1970s, and the genre was well established by the end of the 1980s. The radio format is pitched prim ...

format, licensed to

Hartsville, South Carolina Hartsville is the largest city in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. It was chartered on December 11, 1891. The population was 7,764 at the 2010 census. Hartsville was chosen as an All-America City in 1996 and again in 2016. Har ...

, and also heard on

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540 in Florence, South Carolina.

History

WBZF played

modern rock Modern rock is an umbrella term used to describe rock music that is found on college rock radio stations. Some radio stations use this term to distinguish themselves from classic rock, which is based in 1960s–1980s rock music. Radio format Mod ...

as "The Buzz" on 100.5 FM.

Cumulus Media Cumulus Media, Inc. is an American broadcasting company and is the third largest owner and operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States behind Audacy and iHeartMedia. As of June 2019, Cumulus lists ownership of 428 stations in 8 ...

bought

classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prima ...

WHSC-FM 98.5, which moved to

WMXT WMXT (102.1 FM), known as "102.1 The Fox", is a classic hits music-formatted radio station in the Florence, South Carolina, United States, market. History Mix 102.1 was an adult contemporary radio station which aired Paul Harvey. Cumulus Media ...

. WMXT's music moved to 100.5, and WBZF moved to 98.5. Later WBZF switched to gospel music.

References

External links

WBZF Official Website
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