WESC-FM
FCC | |
Facility ID | 4679 |
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Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 610 meters (2,000 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°08′16.4″N 82°36′30.4″W / 35.137889°N 82.608444°W |
Repeater(s) | 660 WESC (Greenville) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wescfm.iheart.com |
WESC-FM (92.5
The
History
Early years
WESC-FM
WESC-AM-FM were acquired in 1998 by
In 2000, the simulcast was split apart. WESC-FM retained its country format, while WESC 660 was leased to the Radio Training Network, which programmed a
Move toward classic country
In 2001, WESC-FM adjusted its format to classic-leaning country, in a move to separate itself from co-owned 100.5 WSSL-FM, which has a more youthful country sound. Although there is overlap with WSSL-FM, WESC distinguished itself by playing more 'genuine/raw' current selections along with hits from the early 1990s and before, sometimes going back to the 1970s.
In the late 2010s, the station abandoned all current or recurrent hits and now strictly plays country music from the 1980s through the 2000s, with an occasional 1970s or earlier and song from the early 2010s played.
WESC is the area's network affiliate for Clemson Tigers athletics as well as NASCAR, often calling itself "Your Racin' Station".
WESC-FM has a half-century heritage as a country music station. In the 1980s and 90s, it was sometimes #1 in the Greenville-Spartanburg
Country Heartlines
WESC-FM was the home station for the
Transmitter
WESC-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the highest power permitted for most FM stations.[6] The tower has a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 610 meters (2,001 ft). The transmitter is located near Caesars Head State Park in northern Greenville County, near the North Carolina state line.
WESC-FM can be heard across most of Northwestern or Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, as well as part of Northeastern Georgia and a small portion of Eastern Tennessee. The signal comes close to other nearby radio markets, including Charlotte, Atlanta, Columbia, Knoxville and the Tri-Cities. The station also has an auxiliary transmitter that operates at 100,000 watts ERP which is shared with the main WESC AM tower.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WESC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Facebook.com/925WESC
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WESC-FM
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-399
- ^ "Long Running LMA Comes To End In Greenville". RadioInsight. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ FCC.gov/WESC-FM
External links
- WESC-FM official website
- WESC in the FCC FM station database
- WESC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database