WCOS

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WCOS-AM
City of license Columbia
Broadcast area South Carolina
Branding "The Team"
Slogan "Sports Radio 1400"
First air date 1939
Frequency 1400 (KHz) Also Available on HD Radio
Format Sports/Talk
ERP 1kw. full-time
Callsign meaning "We're Columbia's Own Station
Owner Clear Channel Communications
Website http://www.wcos1400.com

WCOS-AM, also known as "The Team", is a Sports radio station located in Columbia, South Carolina. It is licensed by the FCC to broadcast at 1400 AM, with a full-time signal of 1kw.


[edit] Station History

WCOS signed on in 1939, making it Columbia's second radio station. The station featured programming from NBC's Blue Network (which later became the ABC Radio Network) as well as local programming.

In 1958, the station stunted by playing Dean Martin's "I Wish I Was In Dixie" over a period of 24 hours before switching over to Top 40, a format that it kept for the next 20 years under various monikers like "Super COS" , and "Position 14".

In 1980, after being beaten in the ratings by rival FM Top 40 WNOK, WCOS changed over to Country, simulcasting parts of the broadcasting day of their sister FM, WCOS-FM. In the early 1990's, the station adjusted it's format to satellite-fed Classic Country, but went back to simulcasting WCOS-FM within a year's time. In 1996, it adopted its present Sports talk format.

In 2007, WCOS re-branded itself as "The Team".

The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications, which owns Country WCOS-FM, CHR WNOK, Urban WXBT, Variety Hits WLTY, and News/Talk WVOC in the Columbia radio market.

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Radio stations in the Columbia, South Carolina market (Arbitron #91)

(FM) WRJA 88.1 | WYFV 88.5 | WMHK 89.7 | WUSC 90.5 | WLTR 91.3 | WWNU 92.1 | WZMJ 93.1 | WARQ 93.5 | WIGL 93.9 | WWNQ 94.3 | WFMV 95.3 | WLTY 96.7 | WCOS-FM 97.5 | WLXC 98.5 | WXRY-LP 99.3 | WXBT 100.1 | WWDM 101.3 | WMFX 102.3 | WOMG 103.1 | WHXT 103.9 | WNOK 104.7 | WTCB 106.7

(AM) WVOC 560 | WGCV 620 | WCEO 840 | WBAJ 890 | WQVA 1170 | WOIC 1230 | WISW 1320 | WCOS 1400

South Carolina Radio Markets

Charleston (FM) (AM) | Columbia | Florence | Greenville-Spartanburg (FM) (AM) | Hilton Head | Myrtle Beach | Rock Hill (FM) (AM)

See also: List of radio stations in South Carolina and List of United States radio markets