WRHI

WRHI

City	Rock Hill, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Rock Hill Area/Metrolina
Frequency	1340 kHz
Branding	WRHI FM 100.1
Programming
Format	News/Talk
Affiliations	Cumulus Media Fox News
Ownership
Owner	OTS Media
History
First air date	1944
Call sign meaning	Watch Rock Hill Increase
Technical information
Facility ID	50777
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Translator(s)	100.1 W261CY (Rock Hill)
Links
Website	WRHI.com

WRHI broadcast house in Rock Hill

WRHI is a news/talk radio station in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It broadcasts on AM frequency 1340 kHz with a simulcast on 100.1 FM (via translator W261CY) and is under ownership of OTS Media Group. Its studios and transmitter are both located separately in Rock Hill.

Awards[]

WRHI is an eight-time winner of the South Carolina Broadcasters Association Radio Station of the Year award. Since 2000, WRHI has been honored with 178 "Star Awards" from the South Carolina Broadcasters Association, becoming the most honored station in South Carolina History.

Affiliations[]

Throughout the day, WRHI carries Fox News Radio at the top of every hour and local news and weather. Local news is gathered by the local news staff and television partner WSOC-TV.

Sports[]

WRHI is the radio home of Winthrop University men's basketball. The station also carries Clemson University and University of South Carolina football and basketball games and coaches' call-in shows. Selected Coastal Carolina University football games are carried as well.

WRHI also carries Rock Hill High School, Northwestern High School, and South Pointe High School football and basketball games as well as Fort Mill High School, Clover High School, Lancaster High School, Nation Ford, and York High School football games. WRHI annually puts on major area promotions including: The Great Easter Egg Classic, Toys For Happiness, Prom Pledge, and Boo-HaHa. Since 2017, WRHI, in conjunction with Rock Hill School District Three, has presented the Football City USA Kickoff. This annual event features a season opening three-game slate featuring Rock Hill's three high schools versus teams from around the Carolinas. The event is played annually on the Friday before the beginning of the High School Football season.

External links[]

• http://www.wrhi.com/about/wrhi-history
• WRHI in the FCC AM station database
• WRHI on Radio-Locator
• WRHI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

Coordinates: 34°58′59″N 81°01′11″W / 34.98306°N 81.01972°W / 34.98306; -81.01972