WFIS (AM)
City | Fountain Inn, South Carolina |
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Frequency | 1600 kHz |
Programming | |
Format | Defunct (formerly News Talk Information) |
Affiliations | Westwood One, CBS Radio, Jones Radio Network, TRN, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers, Georgia Bulldogs football, |
Ownership | |
Owner | Timeless Media, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | September 1956 |
Call sign meaning | We're, Fountain Inn, Simpsonville |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 24530 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts day 25 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°42′28″N 82°13′40″W / 34.70778°N 82.22778°W |
WFIS (1600 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format to the Fountain Inn/Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States, area. The station was owned by Timeless Media, Inc.
On January 2, 2014, the station's licensee surrendered WFIS' license to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for cancellation. The licensee indicated that the surrender was related to their pending application to increase the broadcast power of co-owned station WTZQ in Henderson, North Carolina.[1] On January 3, 2014, the FCC cancelled the station's license.
Translators[]
WFIS was relayed by an FM translator in Fountain Inn, to improve coverage in areas of the town where reception was poor:
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | ERP (W) |
Class | FCC info |
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W235BM | 94.9 | Fountain Inn, SC | 150 | D | FCC FM Query |
References[]
External links[]
- WFIS in the FCC AM station database
- WFIS on Radio-Locator
- WFIS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in South Carolina
- Defunct radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1956
- Radio stations disestablished in 2014
- 1956 establishments in South Carolina
- 2014 disestablishments in South Carolina
- Defunct mass media in South Carolina
- South Carolina radio station stubs