WWFN-FM
Encyclopedia
WWFN-FM is a radio station
broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to Lake City, South Carolina
, USA, the station serves the Florence area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media
and features programing from ESPN Radio
. It is simulcast
with WTOD
in Hartsville, South Carolina
.
prior to the late 1980s, switching first to MOR and then to country music
, at which time the station became WQTR "Q-100". The current letters were chosen when the station became an oldies
station with the name "Fun 100". Over the years, WWFN has also played classic rock
and CHR
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to Lake City, South Carolina
Lake City, South Carolina
Lake City is a city in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 6,478 at the 2000 census...
, USA, the station serves the Florence area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
and features programing from ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
. It is simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
with WTOD
WTOD
WWYC is a radio station in Toledo, Ohio. It is now a repeater of KAWZ 89.9 mHz in Twin Falls, Idaho, the originator of a network of repeaters and mostly translators owned by CSN International .-History:...
in Hartsville, South Carolina
Hartsville, South Carolina
Hartsville is a small city in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,764 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hartsville is located at ....
.
History
WGFG played beautiful musicBeautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
prior to the late 1980s, switching first to MOR and then to country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, at which time the station became WQTR "Q-100". The current letters were chosen when the station became an oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
station with the name "Fun 100". Over the years, WWFN has also played classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
and CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
.