WANS

Infobox Radio station
name = WANS


city = Anderson, South Carolina
area = Upstate South Carolina
branding = 1280 AM WANS
slogan = Anderson`s Station
airdate = June 1st, 1949
frequency = 1280 AM
format = News/Talk
power = 5000 Watts (day)
1000 Watts (night)
class = B
callsign_meaning = "AN"der"S"on (city of license)
former_callsigns =
owner = FM 103 Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations = WRIX-FM 103.1 Stereo, WRIX-AM 1020
webcast =
website =
affiliations = SRN News on the hour, every hour

WANS (1280 AM) is a talk radio station located in Anderson, South Carolina. The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast with 5 kW. during the daytime and 1 kW. directional at night.

tation history

WANS 1280 AM has been in existence since June 1st, 1949. For many years, it was a top-rated top 40 station. Willis H. was a long-time disc jockey on the station. WANS 1280 AM now has a News/Talk format. It is the sister station to WRIX AM/FM. The format was shifted from ESPN Sports/Talk to News/Talk- the former format and lineup of sister station WRIX-FM 103.1 which shifted to Oldies on the same day. WANS-AM 1280 still broadcsts the ESPN Radio Network late at night and on weekends.

For many years, WANS-FM 107.3 FM was a 100,000 Watt FM Top 40 station. In the early 1990s, the FM station was sold and the call letters were changed.

WANS-1280 AM operates 24 hours a day. Their current format is News/ Talk/Live Sporting Events. They carry all Anderson Joes Baseball games live along with many games of different sports from Anderson University and football games from Coastal Carolina University. They also air all of the Westside High School Ram football games LIVE on Friday Nights in the fall.

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