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WDSC (AM)
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WDSC (800 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Dillon, South Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC.[2] Its studios are located in Florence, and its transmitter is located south of Dillon.
Key Information
History
[edit]In 1993, WDSC had a sports talk format when it went off the air.[3]
As of 1997, WDSC was owned by Root Communications, Ltd.[4] Qantum Communications Inc. purchased Florence's Root Communications Group LP stations in 2003.[5]
The station was simulcast on WWRK.[6]
On April 11, 2013 WDSC changed their format from gospel to sports, with programming from NBC Sports Radio.
On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WDSC, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York to Connoisseur Media via Qantum.[7] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDSC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WDSC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Paul Woolverton, "WRCQ Owners to Purchase Competitors," The Fayetteville Observer, November 2, 1993.
- ^ "Report No. 24119 Broadcast Applications". FCC. November 17, 1997. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. March 16, 2003. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ "Florence, SC Metro Survey Area Overview". Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 16935 (WDSC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WDSC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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