WRIX
WRIX (1020 AM, "Electric City Bluegrass") is a daytime-only Bluegrass radio station located near Anderson, South Carolina. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the nearby community of Homeland Park and broadcasts on 1020 AM with a power of 10,000 watts during the day and 3,000 watts during critical hours.
City | Homeland Park, South Carolina |
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Broadcast area | Upstate South Carolina |
Branding | Electric City Bluegrass |
Frequency | 1020 kHz |
Translator(s) | W284CZ (104.7 MHz, Anderson) |
First air date | September 1, 1986 |
Format | Bluegrass |
Power | 10,000 watts daytime, 3,000 watts critical hours |
Class | D |
Affiliations | ABC Radio Network News |
Owner | The Power Foundation (Charles McClure) |
Sister stations | WHQA, WANS |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | Official Website |
History
WRIX signed on the air September 1, 1986 as the AM sister to WRIX-FM 103.1 (now WHQA). WRIX & WRIX-FM were founded by the late Matt Phillips. Tom Ervin purchased WRIX in 2013.[1]
External links
- Official Website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WRIX
- Radio-Locator Information on WRIX
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WRIX
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