WSFC (AM)
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| Branding | News Talk 1240 WSFC |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio Compass Media Networks Kentucky Sports Radio Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WSEK, WSEK-FM, WJQQ, WLLK-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | December 14, 1947[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 21626 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 790 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°07′03″N 84°36′42″W / 37.11750°N 84.61167°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wsfcam.iheart.com |
WSFC (1240
History
WSFC began broadcasting at 2:35 p.m.
Over the course of its history, WSFC has changed hands numerous times. The station was launched by a group of local businessman. WSFC was sold to former congressman Wendell H. Meade before being acquired by then-general manager Mike Layman in 1950.[5] Fifteen years later, the WSFC stations were sold to Swartz Media, a division of the Roanoke Photo Finishing Company.[6] In turn, WSFC and WSEK-FM were transferred to Shamrock Communications in 1974.[7] In 1980, they were sold again, this time to First Radio.[8] Two years later, the station became the first Kentucky-based NBC radio affiliate to receive that network's programming by means of satellite as it joined that network.[9]
In 2001, WSFC and its sister stations were sold to
In June 2016, WSFC flipped from
Programming
As of July 2022, WSFC does not provide any locally based talk programming. Its present lineup consists of syndicated programs This Morning, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, The Sean Hannity Show, Glenn Beck Radio Program, The Mark Levin Show, and Coast to Coast AM. Additionally, the station syndicated Kentucky Sports Radio programming from sister station and KSR flagship WLAP in Lexington, Kentucky.[14] WSFC serves as the local affiliate of the UK Sports Network.
The station's broadcasts of worship services by the First Baptist Church, which began in 1948, is currently the longest-running church worship broadcast in Kentucky.
Previous logo
References
- ^ a b "We're Celebrating our Tenth Birthday". WSFC. Commonwealth Journal. 11 December 1957. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "WSFC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "515th MBS Affiliate" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 30, 1948. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "WSFC Observes 20th Anniversary". Commonwealth Journal. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ "WSFC Reminiscing". Commonwealth Journal. 4 December 1972. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "NOTICE". Commonwealth Journal. 10 November 1965. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "WSFC Ownership To Change". Commonwealth Journal. 3 June 1974. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "PUBLIC NOTICE". Commonwealth Journal. 26 August 1980. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ISBN 9781879688933.
- ^ Milligan, Ken (18 October 2000). "Kenner sells First Radio to Clear Channel". Commonwealth Journal. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Dodson, Sharon (20 November 2006). "'Business as usual' for Clear Channel". Commonwealth Journal. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Dodson, Sharon (4 May 2007). "Clear Channel stations are sold". Commonwealth Journal. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Venta, Lance (3 June 2016). "iHeart Shuffles Somerset KY AMs". Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "On-Air Schedule". iHeartMedia. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
External links
- WSFC in the FCC AM station database
- WSFC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database