WFIS (AM)

Last updated
DWFIS
Frequency 1600 kHz
Programming
Format Defunct (formerly News Talk Information)
Affiliations Westwood One, CBS Radio, Jones Radio Network, TRN, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers, Georgia Bulldogs football, Hillcrest High School Sports
Ownership
OwnerTimeless Media, Inc.
History
First air date
September 1956
Call sign meaning
We're, Fountain Inn, Simpsonville
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 24530
Class D
Power 1,000 watts day
25 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
34°42′28″N82°13′40″W / 34.70778°N 82.22778°W / 34.70778; -82.22778
Links
Public license information

WFIS (1600 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format to the Fountain Inn/Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States, area. The station was owned by Timeless Media, Inc.

Contents

On January 2, 2014, the station licensee was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for cancellation. The licensee indicated that the surrender was related to their pending application to increase the broadcast power of co-owned station WTZQ in Henderson, North Carolina. [2] On January 3, 2014, the FCC cancelled the station license.

Translators

WFIS was relayed by an FM translator in Fountain Inn, to improve coverage in areas of the town where reception was poor:

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W235BM94.9 FM Fountain Inn, SC 144201150D LMS

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for DWFIS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. FCC CDSB Application Search for WFIS. Accessed March 5, 2014