WZJY (1480 AM) is a

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broadcasting a Spanish

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format. Licensed to

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Mount Pleasant is a large suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. In the Low Country, it is the fourth largest municipality and largest town in South Carolina, and for several years was one of the state's fastest-growin ...

, United States, it serves the

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area. The station is currently owned by Norberto Sanchez, through licensee Norsan Communications and Management, Inc.

History

At one time WZJY was "Integrity 1480" with a

Christian radio Christian radio is a Christian media radio format that focus on programming with a Christian message. Many such broadcasters play contemporary Christian music, though many programs include sermons, radio dramas, as well as news and talk progra ...

format. Before its most recent change, WZJY was "WZJY TALK", 24 hours per day giving information to the

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community. The line up included The David Mack Show, Jesse Lee Peterson, 2 Live Stews, Alfrea Deas Mikells, The Bev Smith Show and David Stein. The weekend line up included The House Divided, The Group Room, Saturday Magazine with Sam Dennis, Inspirations Across America and more. On Weekends and late nights on weekdays WZJY played classic R&B.

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