WCOS (AM)
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| WCOS | |
| City of license | Columbia, South Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | South Carolina |
| Branding | The Team |
| Slogan | "Sports Radio 1400" |
| Frequency | 1400 (KHz) (Also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1939 |
| Format | Sports/Talk |
| Power | 1000 Watts |
| Callsign meaning | "We're Columbia's Own Station |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Sister stations | WCOS, WCOS-FM, WLTY, WNOK, WVOC, WXBT |
| Website | http://www.wcos1400.com |
WCOS (1400 AM), also known as "The Team", is a Sports/Talk radio station located in Columbia, South Carolina. It is licensed by the FCC to broadcast at 1400 kHz, with a full-time signal of 1000 Watts.
The station is an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network, the largest radio affiliate network in Major League Baseball.[1]
[edit] 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 1990s, the station adjusted its 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.
[edit] References
- ^ Affiliate Radio Stations. The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves.
[edit] External links
- WCOS official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WCOS
- Radio Locator Information on WCOS
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WCOS
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