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Broadcast area | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Frequency | 90.1 MHz |
Branding | WHMC 90.1 |
Programming | |
Format | Public radio; News/Talk |
Affiliations | National Public Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | South Carolina Educational TV Commission |
History | |
First air date | 1981[1] |
Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 60998 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 30,000 watts |
HAAT | 215 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°57′5.00″N79°6′31.00″W / 33.9513889°N 79.1086111°W |
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Public license information | |
Website | www |
WHMC-FM (90.1 FM) is a public radio station, licensed to Conway, South Carolina, and serving the Grand Strand. The station is owned by South Carolina Educational TV Commission. [3] WHMC-FM is a member of NPR and an affiliate of South Carolina Public Radio's all-news network, airing a talk radio format with some jazz and special music programs on weekends.
This station signed on in 1981 [1] and played classical music most of the time until 2005, when the decision was made to provide more NPR news programming to the Grand Strand.