WEAF (AM)
Radio station in Camden, South Carolina, United States
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WEAF (1130 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Camden, South Carolina, United States. Owned by Glory Communications, it carries an urban contemporary gospel format. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WEAF is relayed over low-power translator W258DL (99.5 FM).
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| Frequency | 1130 kHz |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Urban contemporary gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Glory Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1971 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 24146 | |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 34°15′32.5″N 80°34′46.3″W |
| Translator | 99.5 W258DL (Camden) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | worshipandwordnetwork |
History
At one time, this station had the letters WAME and an adult standards format. Then-owners GHB Broadcasting switched the format to sports talk and changed the callsign to WQIS.
Colonial Radio Group acquired WQIS in 2003.[3] In April 2006, Glory Communications Inc. purchased WEAF from Colonial Radio Group for a reported sale price of $222,500; at that time, the format was urban contemporary gospel.[4]
On November 8, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission granted WEAF a construction permit to move to 1120 kHz from a new transmitter site, change the community of license to Saint Stephen, decrease day power to 390 watts, and eliminate night operation.[5]
From 1922 to 1946, WEAF was the callsign of the radio station that became WNBC and the flagship station of the NBC Red Network.[6] This station is now known as WFAN in New York.[1] In the mid-1970s, WEAF was the callsign of the current WPTI in Eden, North Carolina.
