WRIX

For the Honea Path, South Carolina radio station that held the call signs WRIX or WRIX-FM at 103.1 FM from 1977 to 2015, see WHQA.
WRIX
City of license Homeland Park, South Carolina
Broadcast area Upstate South Carolina
Frequency 1020 kHz
First air date September 1, 1986
Format Southern Gospel
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

WRIX is a daytime-only Southern Gospel 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.

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]

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Coordinates: 34°28′14″N 82°38′03″W / 34.47056°N 82.63417°W / 34.47056; -82.63417


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