WWHM
Radio station in Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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WWHM (1290 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Sumter, South Carolina. The station is owned by Community Broadcasters, LLC. It airs a classic hip hop format.[3]
Sumter County, South Carolina
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| Broadcast area | Sumter, South Carolina Sumter County, South Carolina |
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| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| Branding | Jamz 92.3/93.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hip hop |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Community Broadcasters, LLC |
| WWBD, WWKT-FM, WDXY, WIBZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1990 (as WQMC) |
Former call signs | WQMC (10/1989-11/1989) WFIG (11/1989-12/1989) WQMC (1989–2007)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 43833 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 12 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°55′16″N 80°16′59″W |
| Translators | 92.3 W222BH (Sumter) 93.3 W227BI (Sumter) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WWHM Online |
History
The station was assigned the WWHM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 21, 2007.[1] WWHM changed its name & format on August 21 of 2025. Its new name is Jamz 92.3/93.3 & its new format is Classic Hiphop. For many years the frequency was WFIG "World Famous Iris Gardens." It was a country format. It's FM sister station in Sumter, was signed on as WFIG-FM, but became WWDM-FM, The Big DM.
Format and name change
On August 31, 2025, WWHM changed their format from urban oldies to classic hip hop, branded as "Jamz 92.3/93.3".[4] The first song played on Jamz was "Bring Em' Out" by T.I.
