WWBD (94.7
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
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 ...
music format.
Licensed to
Sumter, South Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by
Community Broadcasters, LLC
Community Broadcasters, LLC is a Watertown, New York based radio holding group that owns radio stations in its own market and surrounding areas. It was founded by media executives Bruce Mittman and Jim Leven, and started out in 2006 by buying st ...
.
History
The station was assigned the call letters WICI-FM on January 31, 1995. On February 17, 1995, the station changed its call sign to WICI. On January 21, 2009, the station changed its callsign to the current WWBD.
The "Bad Dog"
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 ...
format moved from the station that is now
WMXZ
WMXZ (95.9 FM, "Mix 95.9") is a radio station licensed to Isle of Palms, South Carolina, United States, serving the South Carolina Lowcountry. The station is owned by the Charleston Radio Group subsidiary of Saga Communications. WMXZ airs an ...
to
WGFG
WGFG (105.3 FM), known on-air as "Cat Country 105.3", is a country music radio station licensed to Branchville, South Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by Community Broadcasters, LLC.
Bad Dog is also the home of Bamberg-Eh ...
early in 2009. The former WICI also began airing the music, but a few months later added more newer rock.
WWBD was
active rock as Rock 94.7 but moved to edgier classic rock from the 70s through the 90s after it fell in the Fall 2018 ratings.
References
External links
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WBD
Classic rock radio stations in the United States
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