WSIC

Last updated
WSIC
Frequency 1400 kHz
Programming
Format Talk radio
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Salem Radio Network
Carolina Panthers Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Justin Ckezepis
  • (Real Talk Studios, LLC.)
History
First air date
May 3, 1947(76 years ago) (1947-05-03)
Call sign meaning
W Statesville, Iredell County
Technical information
Facility ID 503
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Translator(s) 100.7 W264CU (Statesville)
105.9 W290DK (Mooresville)
Links
Website wsicnews.com

WSIC (1400 AM) is a commercial radio station in Statesville, North Carolina. The station carries a talk radio format and is owned by Real Talk Studios, LLC. Justin Ckezepis is the President and CEO. WSIC-TV is broadcast over-the-web via the internet and social media (local programming only). WSIC airs live programs from a radio/TV hybrid studio at 1117 Radio Road in Statesville. [1]

Contents

WSIC is powered at 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. [2] It is also heard on two FM translator stations: 100.7 W264CU in Statesville, and 105.9 W290DK in Mooresville. [3] [4]

Programming

On weekdays, WSIC's schedule includes Pat Shannon, Todd Starnes, "Coast to Coast AM with George Noory" and "This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal." World and national news is provided by Fox News Radio. WSIC is an affiliate of the Carolina Panthers NFL Radio Network.

History

On May 3, 1947, the station signed on the air. [5] Its former FM sister station WSIC-FM, signed on the same day. (The FM station later changed its call sign to WFMX before being sold off in July 2006. It is now WVBZ, licensed to Clemmons, and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.)

WSIC-AM-FM were the first AM and FM co-owned radio stations to sign on simultaneously in the nation. They were owned by the Statesville Broadcasting Company. In the 1950s through the 1980s, WSIC had a full service middle of the road format, featuring popular adult music, news, sports and information. Some of WSIC's alumni include Ty Boyd and Harold Johnson. Johnson was a four-time local Emmy Award winner and noted Sports Director of WSOC-TV in Charlotte. Johnson later served as WSIC's morning host. His show on WSIC was a mix of politics and humor.

WSIC later added FM translator stations on 100.7 FM in Statesville and 105.9 FM in Mooresville. [6]

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References

  1. "WSICfm". WSICfm.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/WSIC
  3. Radio-Locator.com/W264CU
  4. Radio-Locator.com/W290DK
  5. "WSIC and FM Adjunct Start Simultaneously" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 19, 1947. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  6. "Radio station expands with new FM signal, digital TV". Independent Tribune . 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

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