WCOS (AM)

Infobox Radio Station
name = WCOS
city = Columbia, South Carolina
airdate = 1939
frequency = 1400 (KHz) HD Radio
area = South Carolina
format = Sports/Talk
owner = Clear Channel Communications
sister_stations = WCOS-FM, WLTY, WNOK, WVOC, WXBT
power = 1000 Watts
branding = "The Team"
slogan = "Sports Radio 1400"
website = http://www.wcos1400.com
callsign_meaning = "We're Columbia's Own Station|

WCOS (1400 AM), also known as "The Team", is a Sports/Talk radio station located in Columbia, South Carolina. It is licensed by the FCC to broadcast at 1400 kHz, with a full-time signal of 1000 Watts.

The station is an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network, the largest radio affiliate network in Major League Baseball. [ cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/atl/schedule/affiliates.jsp|title=Affiliate Radio Stations|work=The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves]

History

WCOS signed on in 1939, making it Columbia's second radio station. The station featured programming from NBC's Blue Network (which later became the ABC Radio Network) as well as local programming.

In 1958, the station stunted by playing Dean Martin's "I Wish I Was In Dixie" over a period of 24 hours before switching over to the "Top 60 in Dixie" playlist, a format that it kept for the next 20 years under various monikers like "Super COS" , and "Position 14".

In 1980, after being beaten in the ratings by rival FM Top 40 WNOK, WCOS changed over to Country, simulcasting parts of the broadcasting day of their sister FM, WCOS-FM. In the early 1990s, the station adjusted its format to satellite-fed Classic Country, but went back to simulcasting WCOS-FM within a year's time. In 1996, it adopted its present Sports talk format.

In 2007, WCOS re-branded itself as "The Team".

The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications, which owns Country WCOS-FM, CHR WNOK, Urban WXBT, Variety Hits WLTY, and News/Talk WVOC in the Columbia radio market.

References

External links

* [http://www.wcos1400.com WCOS official website]
*AMQ|WCOS
*AML|WCOS
*AMARB|WCOS