WCRS (AM)

Radio station in Greenwood, South Carolina

WCRS

* Greenwood, South Carolina

Frequency| 1450 kHz
Programming
Format| News/Talk
Ownership
Owner|

* Anne Eller
* (Anne's Entertainment Vision, Inc.)

History

First air date

| 1967
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 25239
Class| C
Power| 1,000 watts unlimited

Transmitter coordinates

| 34°12′34″N 82°9′5″W﻿ / ﻿34.20944°N 82.15139°W﻿ / 34.20944; -82.15139
Translator(s)| W253BL (98.5 MHz, Greenwood)
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Webcast| Listen Live
Website| www.wcrs1450am.net

WCRS (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to Greenwood, South Carolina, United States. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast on 1450 kHz with a transmitter power of 1 kW unlimited, non-directional.

## History

[edit]

WCRS signed on in the 1940s with a format similar to WFBC.

In 1979, WCRS ended its simulcast with 96.7 FM.

Peregon bought WCRS and WHZQ from Pro-Com Communications LLC in 2006.[2]

The station featured Citadel Media's Timeless Favorites satellite feed for many years.

WCRS now carries a variety of talk shows, such as The Rush Limbaugh Show and The Laura Ingraham Show.[3]

In February 2010, it was purchased by Anne's Entertainment Vision, Inc.

## Translator

[edit]

In May 2016, the station began broadcasting on FM via translator station W253BL.

Broadcast translator for WCRS  Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

W253BL  | 99.5 FM | Greenwood, South Carolina | 156229 | 250 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | 34°12′32.6″N 82°9′6.6″W﻿ / ﻿34.209056°N 82.151833°W﻿ / 34.209056; -82.151833 | LMS

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCRS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, October 23, 2006.
3. ^ WCRS 1450 AM National Schedule WCRS. Accessed December 22, 2013

## External links

[edit]

*   * Facility details for Facility ID 25239 (WCRS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* WCRS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
*   * Facility details for Facility ID 156229 (W253BL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* W253BL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

This article about a radio station in South Carolina is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template