WFMV (620

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) is a

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, and serving the Columbia metropolitan area. It is owned by Glory Communications and broadcasts an

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. By day, WFMV is powered at 2,500

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s. But to avoid interfering with other stations on

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, it reduces power at night to only 126 watts. It uses a

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at all times. Programming is also heard on two

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stations, 96.1 W241DJ and 107.1 W296EI.

History

On August 22, 1958, the station

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as WCAY. It was Columbia's first fulltime

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radio station. By the early 1970s, the station faced financial problems as

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became the dominant country music station in the market. The station was sold, becoming WLFF with an Adult Standards format. In the mid-1980s, the station was sold again and changed its

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to WTGH, playing an

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format. In 2003, WTGH was sold to Glory Communications, which kept the format but changed the call letters to WGCV. Glory Communications also owns WQXL in the Columbia radio market. WTGH changed its call sign to WFMV on December 18, 2019, becoming a

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of 95.3 WFMV-FM. The FM station was sold to

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broadcaster "Good News Network," switching its call letters to WJTB-FM. At that point, the AM station became the primary home of WFMV. With two FM translators in the Columbia area, it continues to serve its listeners on both the AM and FM bands.

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References

External links

Official station website
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