WALC

Infobox Radio station
name = WALC


city = Charleston, South Carolina
area = South Carolina Lowcountry
branding = "The Drive 100.5"
slogan = "It's All About The Music"
airdate = April 4th, 1990
frequency = 100.5 MHz HD Radio
format = Adult Alternative
power =
erp = 17,500 Watts
class = C3
callsign_meaning = "Alice" (The name of the station when it was Modern AC)
former_callsigns =
owner = Clear Channel Communications
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = http://www.thedrive1005.com/
affiliations =

WALC-FM also known as "100.5 The Drive" is an Adult Alternative radio station located in Charleston, South Carolina. The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast with 17.5 kW on 100.5 FM. WALC-FM remains the only Alternative music format in the Charleston area after 96 Wave flipped to Adult Hits 96.1 Chuck FM. Most of Wave's music can be found here.

Station history

100.5 signed on as WSUY on April 4th, 1990, adopting a light Adult Contemporary format as "Sunny 100.5". This lasted until late 1997 when the station shifted toward Modern AC as "Alice @ 100.5 under the WLLC call letters. It became WALC with the same format less than a year letter. By 2001, the station had shifted toward more of a traditional Hot Adult Contemporary outlet.

In 2004, the station flipped to Adult Album Alternative as "100.5 The Drive". The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

WALC broadcasts an Dance substation on 100.5 HD-2 (HD Radio needed).

External links

* [http://www.thedrive1005.com/ 100.5 The Drive's official website]
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