WAIM is a News/Talk radio station

Radio station

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 located in Anderson, South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina

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. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 (FCC) on 1230 AM with a full-time effective radiated power

Effective radiated power

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 (ERP) of 1 kW, non-directional.

History

WAIM signed on the air in April 1935. Station owner Wilton E. Hall

Wilton E. Hall

Wilton Earle Hall was a United States Senator from South Carolina.Born in Starr, South Carolina, he attended the public schools and Furman University . He founded a morning newspaper in Anderson, South Carolina in 1924, and in 1929 acquired an evening newspaper; in 1935 he established radio...

 also founded The Anderson Independent/Daily Mail Newspapers. The radio station was the fourth station to sign on the air in South Carolina. In the 40's and 50's Glenn Warnock was the General Manager. Some of the radio personalities that worked at WAIM in the 40's 50's and 60's were : Doc Durham, Jimmy Scribner, Bob Poole, Marshall Gailiard, Al Joseph, Betty Black and Ken Rogers. Hall also owned WCAC

WROQ

WROQ-FM is a Classic rock station licensed to Anderson, South Carolina and serves the Upstate South Carolina region, including Greenville and Spartanburg. The station has had a Classic Rock and Roll format since December 1, 1987. This makes it one of the oldest Classic Rock stations in the...

 FM 101.1. In the late 1970s, it became WAIM-FM. In 1978, WAIM-FM 101.1 became Rock 101. WAIM AM 1230 became "Anderson Country". In 1982, the FM call letters were changed to WCKN. In 1992, the format was switched to news/talk. The station now programs a news/talk format as "NewsRadio 1230" with talk hosts such as Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh

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, Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham

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, Sean Hannity

Sean Hannity

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, and George Noory

George Noory

George Ralph Noory is a Lebanese-American radio talk show host.As of 2010, he is the weekday host of the late-night radio talk show Coast to Coast AM. He is heard across the United States and Canada on many AM and FM stations as well as on XM Satellite Radio. His show is one of the most listened...

. The station also has a morning show called The Rick Driver Show. WAIM-AM 1230 also broadcasts T.L. Hanna Yellow Jackets Football games in the fall with play-by-play by Chris Lee and color from James Lindley. In 2008, Bob Bierrman returned to the station for the first time since 1973 to do a weekend talk show. He left the station in September 2008. Waim's main competitors are WRIX-FM

WRIX-FM

WRIX-FM is a talk radio station located in the Upstate region of South Carolina under the name "103.1 WRIX". The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to the town of Honea Path and broadcasts on 103.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 6 kW...

, 103.1 FM, which broadcasts a morning talk show and country music & WANS

WANS

WANS is a talk radio station located in Anderson, South Carolina. The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast with 5 kW. during the daytime and 1 kW. directional at night.-Station history:...

, AM-1280; which broadcasts a talk/Sports format in the Anderson County and surrounding area.

During the latter part of 2008, the WAIM website was changed to include an online version of the popular Trading Post. In early 2009, WAIM NetTV was added that streams live events, including Anderson County Council Meetings, and other governmental meetings.

External links

WAIM Official Website

WAIM NetTV

WAIM Trading Post