WRSF (105.7
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
country music
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format. Licensed to
Columbia, North Carolina
Columbia is a town in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 891 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Tyrrell County.
Geography
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, United States, it serves the northeastern North Carolina area. The station is currently owned by East Carolina Radio, Inc.
This station had signed on in 1982 as automated assist
adult contemporary
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WWOK "OK 106" broadcasting from its transmitter site in
Tyrrell County, North Carolina
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, near its city of license, Columbia. The station also ran the overnight show ''Nighttime America'' and ''Solid Gold Saturday Night'' from The RKO Radio Network. In 1986, the station moved its studios and offices to
Kill Devil Hills
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in the
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Resort area of
Dare County
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and became a live adult contemporary format as WRSF, Surf 106. The station evolved into a
contemporary hit radio
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format by 1988. In 1989, the station went to a soft rock format, but in 1992 briefly returned to the contemporary hit format before switching to country in December 1992 as "Dixie 105.7".
The station airs the nationally-syndicated ''
Lia
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'' show at night.
External links
Official website*
RSF
Radio stations established in 1981
1981 establishments in North Carolina
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