WDSC (AM)

WDSC
Broadcast areaFlorence, South Carolina
Frequency800 kHz
BrandingFox Sports 800
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
WDAR-FM, WEGX, WJMX, WJMX-FM, WRZE, WWRK, WZTF
History
First air date
May 22, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-05-22)
Call sign meaning
Dillon, South Carolina
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID16935
ClassB
Power1,000 watts day
380 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
34°22′8.00″N 79°24′17.00″W / 34.3688889°N 79.4047222°W / 34.3688889; -79.4047222
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitesportsconnection800.iheart.com

WDSC (800 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Dillon, South Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC.[2] Its studios are located in Florence, and its transmitter is located south of Dillon.

History

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In 1993, WDSC had a sports talk format when it went off the air.[3]

As of 1997, WDSC was owned by Root Communications, Ltd.[4] Qantum Communications Inc. purchased Florence's Root Communications Group LP stations in 2003.[5]

The station was simulcast on WWRK.[6]

On April 11, 2013 WDSC changed their format from gospel to sports, with programming from NBC Sports Radio.

On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WDSC, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York to Connoisseur Media via Qantum.[7] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.

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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDSC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WDSC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Paul Woolverton, "WRCQ Owners to Purchase Competitors," The Fayetteville Observer, November 2, 1993.
  4. ^ "Report No. 24119 Broadcast Applications". FCC. 1997-11-17. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  5. ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-03-16. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  6. ^ "Florence, SC Metro Survey Area Overview". Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  7. ^ Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
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