WCCP-FM

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WCCP-FM
Broadcast area Upstate South Carolina
Frequency 105.5 MHz
Branding105.5 The Roar
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations Clemson Tigers Sports Network (flagship station)
Atlanta Braves Radio Network
Atlanta Falcons Radio Network
CBS Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • John Byrne
  • (Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC)
WAHT
History
First air date
April 8, 1993 (at 104.9)
Former frequencies
104.9 MHz (1993-2014)
Technical information
Facility ID 24481
Class C3
ERP 20,000 watts
HAAT 114 meters (374 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°38′13.10″N82°42′29.70″W / 34.6369722°N 82.7082500°W / 34.6369722; -82.7082500
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website wccpfm.com

WCCP-FM (105.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Clemson, South Carolina. It is owned by the Byrne Acquisition Group, headed by John Byrne, and it broadcasts a sports format known as "The Roar". Weekdays it has a line up of local sports hosts. Nights and weekends, it carries CBS Sports Radio. Programming is simulcast on WAHT 1560 AM in Cowpens, South Carolina, and on its FM translator at 97.5 MHz.

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WCCP-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20,000 watts. The transmitter is off Harper Road in Pendleton, South Carolina. [1]

Station history

WCCP-FM signed on the air on April 8, 1993 at 104.9 MHz. It was an oldies station using the name "Foothills 104.9", but switched to all-sports by the end of the decade. Tommy Powell was mainly responsible for getting WCCP-FM 104.9 on the air. Since 2003, WCCP-FM has been the flagship radio station for Clemson University athletics. It also carries Atlanta Falcons football and Atlanta Braves baseball games.

On May 5, 2014, WCCP-FM moved from 104.9 FM to 105.5 FM and rebranded as "105.5 The Roar".

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