WYRD (AM)

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WYRD
ESPN Upstate logo.png
CityGreenville, South Carolina
Broadcast areaUpstate South Carolina
Frequency1330 kHz
BrandingESPN Upstate
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSports radio
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
OwnerAudacy, Inc.
(Audacy License, LLC)
History
First air date
May 3, 1933 (1933-05-03)
Former call signs
WFBC (1933–97)
Call sign meaning
"Word" (Y substitutes for the O, used in sister station WORD)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID34389
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
34°51′18.00″N 82°25′24.00″W / 34.8550000°N 82.4233333°W / 34.8550000; -82.4233333
Translator(s)97.7 W249DL (Greenville)
Repeater(s)93.7 WFBC-HD3 (Greenville)
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/espnupstate

WYRD (1330 AM), known on-air as "ESPN Upstate", is a sports-formatted radio station in the Greenville-Spartanburg area of Upstate South Carolina. The Audacy, Inc. outlet is licensed by the FCC to Greenville, South Carolina, and broadcasts with power of 5 kW unlimited non-directional daytime and 3-way directional at night. The programming is simultaneously broadcast on WORD 950 AM Spartanburg, W249DL 97.7 MHz, Greenville and W246CV 97.1 MHz, Spartanburg. Its studios and transmitter are located in Greenville.

Until their change in format from talk to sports on February 24, 2014,[1] News Radio WORD carried Russ and Lisa, Mike Gallagher, Coast to Coast AM, Rush Limbaugh, Kim Komando, Lars Larson, Dave Ramsey, Sean Hannity and Bob McLain.

History[]

On December 9, 1932, The Federal Radio Commission approved transferring the license for WFBC (the station's call letters at that time) from Virgil V. Evans to the Greensville News-Piedmont Company. At the time, WFBC operated on 1200 kHz with 50 watts of power.[2] On January 8, 1935, the Federal Communications Commission approved increasing the station's power to 5,000 watts.[3]

Years later, WFBC was known for its top-40 format. The call letters continue to be used by WFBC-FM. WYRD-FM airs a talk format that was once simulcast on WORD-AM and WYRD-AM.

WYRD-AM and its associated FM translator signals became "ESPN Upstate" in February 2014. The station began with ESPN Radio programming, except during the 4 pm - 7 pm slot, which was hosted locally by Greenville-Spartanburg radio veteran Greg McKinney. Later in 2014, McKinney's show "The Huddle" moved to 1 pm - 4 pm, and Mark Sturgis took over the 4 pm - 7 pm slot. McKinney retired from the station in January 2019, and the 1 pm - 4 pm show was taken over by Marc Ryan. Sturgis has had extended absences from the station for health reasons and a variety of substitute hosts have filled in.

References[]

  1. ^ "Inside Radio". Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Newspaper Buys" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 15, 1932. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Increases in Day Power Are Given Six Stations" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 15, 1935. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

External links[]

  • W249DL in the FCC FM station database
  • W249DL on Radio-Locator


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