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Broadcast area | Central South Carolina - Columbia metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
Branding | South Carolina Public Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Public Radio - News - Talk |
Affiliations | National Public Radio Public Radio Exchange American Public Media BBC World Service |
Ownership | |
Owner | South Carolina Educational TV Commission |
History | |
First air date | August 25, 1975 |
Former call signs | WMPR (1975–1980) [1] |
Call sign meaning | R. J. Aycock [2] |
Technical information [3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 60974 |
Class | C |
ERP | 98,000 watts |
HAAT | 305 meters (1,001 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°52′52″N80°16′12″W / 33.88111°N 80.27000°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | southcarolinapublicradio.org |
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WRJA-FM is a Class C station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 98,000 watts. The transmitter is on ETV Tower Road in Sumter, sharing a tower with WRJA-TV, its PBS sister station. [4]
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