WESC-FM

WESC-FM
City of license	Greenville, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Upstate South Carolina
Branding	92.5 WESC
Slogan	Carolina's Best Country and Your All Time Favorites
Frequency	92.5 MHz
First air date	March 1948
Format	Country
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	610 meters
Class	C
Facility ID	4679
Transmitter coordinates	35°08′16.00″N 82°36′31.00″W / 35.1377778°N 82.6086111°W / 35.1377778; -82.6086111
Callsign meaning	"E"asley, "S"eneca, "C"lemson (Original areas served) or South Carolina
Affiliations	NASCAR
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations	WMYI, WSSL-FM, WROO
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wescfm.com

WESC-FM is a Country music radio station licensed to Greenville, South Carolina and serves the Upstate region, including Greenville and Spartanburg. The iHeartMedia, Inc. outlet is licensed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast at 92.5 MHz with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The station goes by the name 92.5 WESC and its slogan is "Carolina's Best Country And Your All-Time Favorites." Its studios are in downtown Greenville and its transmitter is along the North Carolina/South Carolina border, east of Cedar Mountain, North Carolina.

History

WESC-FM signed on in March 1948 as the FM sister to WESC 660. In its earlier years, WESC-FM was a beautiful music station. However, for most of its existence, WESC-FM simulcasted much of their AM's programming, which consisted of country music, although this differed at times.

In 2000, the simulcast was split apart with WESC-FM retaining its country format, while WESC was leased to Radio Training Network as the station adopting a Christian talk format in conjunction with Contemporary Christian WLFJ-FM. Clear Channel has not programmed the station since.

In 2001, WESC-FM adjusted its format to classic-leaning country in a move to separate itself from Hot Country sister WSSL-FM, and continues in that capacity. Although there is overlap with sister station WSSL-FM, WESC distinguishes itself by playing more 'genuine/raw' current selections along with hits from the early 1990s and before, often going back to the 1970s (and, on occasion, even earlier). It is also the area's affiliate for NASCAR, often calling itself "Your Racin' Station."

WESC remains one of the most recognized radio stations in Greenville, having an over 60-year heritage. For most of its run, the station has been a market leader and has a loyal fan base, as well as new listeners. It is one of the most recognized country music radio stations in the southeast, due to its deep heritage. WESC is typically rated among the Top 5 stations in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson along with its sister station, WSSL-FM.

Country Heartlines

WESC-FM is, also, the station of origin of nationally syndicated radio show Country Heartlines, hosted by John Crenshaw. The show was popular in the 1990s and at one time was carried on stations across the country. The show consisted of a format of country songs played in between callers calling in with a mix of relationship and love related problems, of which Crenshaw and other listeners would give advice and a lending ear. The syndicated show ended in 2000.

Transmitter

WESC-FM broadcasts from a transmitter located near Caesars Head State Park in northern Greenville County near the North Carolina line. WESC-FM can be heard across most of northwestern/Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, as well as a large part of northeastern Georgia and can even be heard sometimes in Central Georgia. The station can also be heard in a small portion of eastern Tennessee.

External links

WESC-FM official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WESC

Radio-Locator information on WESC

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WESC

Radio stations in the Greenville–Spartanburg (Upstate South Carolina) market

By AM frequency	660 800 910 950 1020 1070 1230 1260 1280 1300 1330 1360 1400 1440 1490 1530 1540 1580

By FM frequency	89.3 89.7 90.1 91.1 91.5 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.5 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.7 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.9 100.5 101.1 101.5 102.5 103.1 103.3 103.9 104.9 105.5 106.3 106.9 107.3

By callsign	W209CM W242BX W249CB W253BG WAIM WANS WASC WBWT-LP WCCP-FM WCKI WCSZ WDAB WELP WEPR WESC-FM WFBC-FM WGTK-FM WGVL WHQA WHZT WJMZ-FM WKSF WLFJ WLFJ-FM WMIT WMXP-LP WMYI WOLI WORD WPCI WPJF WPJM WRIX WROO WROQ WRTH WSPA-FM WSPG WSSL-FM WTBI WTOB WTPT WYFG WYRD WYRD-FM

Defunct	WFIS/1600

South Carolina radio markets Charleston Columbia Florence Greenville–Spartanburg Myrtle Beach Rock Hill Other South Carolina radio regions Hilton Head See also List of radio stations in South Carolina

Radio stations in the Asheville, North Carolina market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 90.1 90.5 91.3 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.5 94.9 96.5 98.1 98.9 99.9 100.7 100.7 101.5 102.5 103.3 103.7 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.9

By AM frequency	540 570 720 880 970 1010 1230 1310 1350 1380 1450 1460 1590 1600

By callsign	W251AO WAEZ WBHN WCQS WEPR WESC-FM WFBC-FM WGCR WGTK-FM WHBK WHKP WISE WKJV WKJW WKSF WLFA WMIT WMYI WNCW WOXL-FM WPEK WPVM-LP WQNQ WQNS WQUT WRES-LP WRGC WSFM-LP WSKY WSPA-FM WTIJ-LP WTMT WTPT WTZQ WWNC WYQS WYSE WZGM

North Carolina radio markets Asheville Charlotte Fayetteville Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point Greenville–New Bern–Jacksonville Raleigh–Durham Other North Carolina radio regions Elizabeth City–Nags Head Roanoke Rapids–South Hill Rocky Mount–Wilson Wilmington See also List of radio stations in North Carolina

Country radio stations in the state of South Carolina

Stations	WAGS – Bishopville WBCU – Union WCKN – Moncks Corner WCOS-FM – Columbia WDOG-FM – Allendale WEGX – Dillon WESC-FM – Greenville WEZL – Charleston WGFG – Branchville WGOG – Walhalla WGTR – Bucksport WHLZ – Marion WIWF – Charleston WJKB – Moncks Corner WKXC-FM – Aiken WLFF – Georgetown WLRE-LP – Elloree WLSC – Loris WOMG – Lexington WQUL – Woodruff WRHM – Lancaster WSSL-FM – Gray Court WUBB – Bluffton WVSZ – Chesterfield WWKT-FM – Kingstree WWNQ – Forest Acres WYMB – Manning WZLA-FM – Abbeville WZZQ – Gaffney

Defunct	WJDJ – Hartsville

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in South Carolina

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