WLRE-LP

WLRE-LP
City Elloree, South Carolina
Broadcast area Santee, South Carolina
Branding "WLRE Radio"
Slogan "The Best In Hometown Country Music"
Frequency 96.5 (MHz)
First air date March, 2001
Format Country
ERP 65 watts
HAAT 65 meters
Class FL
Callsign meaning W ELloREe
Former frequencies 105.5 MHz (2003-2011)
92.9 MHz (2011-2017)
Owner Elloree Educational Association

WLRE-LP is an LPFM country music formatted radio station in Elloree, South Carolina, broadcasting at 96.5 FM. WLRE-LP is co-owned by Elloree Educational Association, and Northern Bahamas Communications which also has other holdings.

Programming

WLRE Radio went on the air in March 2001 playing a mix of traditional to modern country music they call "real country". WLRE Radio broadcasts live ballgames, church services, town and area events, and local news.

WLRE Radio changed frequencies from 105.5 to 92.9 FM on July 12, 2011, and to 96.5 FM on April 10, 2017.

WLRE Radio streamed its audio/music from April 7, 2000, till June 12, 2013, on www.wlreradio.com until a lightning strike that hit the station and burned out most of its equipment. WLRE Radio returned to the air the next day on a back-up transmitter and back on the Internet on April 15, 2015, at its new location, www.wlre.net.

Coordinates: 33°29′13″N 80°32′53″W / 33.487°N 80.548°W / 33.487; -80.548


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