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| Broadcast area | Charleston, South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 810 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching, Southern Gospel |
| Affiliations | Fundamental Broadcasting Network SRN News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Grace Baptist Church of Orangeburg |
| WPOG, WWOS-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | August 23, 1962 |
Former call signs | WQIZ (1962–2015) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 38899 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°8′51″N 80°33′47″W / 33.14750°N 80.56306°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wwosradio.net |
WWOS (810 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching radio format, along with Southern gospel music. Licensed to Walterboro, South Carolina, it serves the Charleston metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Grace Baptist Church of Orangeburg.
Because it shares the same frequency as clear-channel station WGY in Schenectady, New York, WWOS only operates during the daytime hours. The station's programming is heard around the clock on co-owned WWOS-FM 91.9 in St. George, South Carolina. WWOS-AM-FM are also simulcast on AM 710 WPOG in St. Matthews, South Carolina.
History
[edit]On August 23, 1962, the station first signed on as WQIZ. It broadcast on 1300 kHz with 500 watts, as a daytimer.[2] Its original city of license was St. George, South Carolina. In the 1970s, it moved to AM 810 and received a boost in power to 5,000 watts, but still limited to daytime hours only. It played R&B music and was programmed for the African American community of Charleston and nearby communities.
WQIZ was sold in 2015 to the Grace Baptist Church of Orangeburg. The station switched its call sign to WWOS[citation needed] and its new city of license became Walterboro, after the sale of WALI to Apex Media, which had plans to move WALI to Hilton Head.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWOS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1963 page B-166
- ^ "FCC Report 10/23: WALI heads to Hilton Head". radioinsight. October 23, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
External links
[edit]- FCC History Cards for WWOS
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 38899 (WWOS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WWOS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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