WPJM

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WPJM
City Greer, South Carolina
Broadcast area Upstate South Carolina
BrandingWPJM AM 800
Slogan "800 The Light"
Frequency 800 AM
First air date June 15, 1949
Format Gospel Music
ERP 1000 Watts (day)
438 Watts (night)
Class B
Facility ID 2319
Transmitter coordinates 34°56′59.00″N82°14′43.00″W / 34.9497222°N 82.2452778°W / 34.9497222; -82.2452778
Owner Full Gospel WPJM 800 AM Radio, Inc.
Website www.800wpjm.com

WPJM is a Gospel music radio station located in Greer, South Carolina. The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast on 800 AM with an ERP of 1000 Watts during the day and 438 Watts at night under a nondirectional pattern.

Gospel music is a genre of Christian music. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music varies according to culture and social context. Gospel music is composed and performed for many purposes, including aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, and as an entertainment product for the marketplace. Gospel music usually has dominant vocals with Christian lyrics. Gospel music can be traced to the early 17th century, with roots in the black oral tradition. Hymns and sacred songs were often repeated in a call and response fashion. Most of the churches relied on hand clapping and foot stomping as rhythmic accompaniment. Most of the singing was done a cappella. The first published use of the term "gospel song" probably appeared in 1874. The original gospel songs were written and composed by authors such as George F. Root, Philip Bliss, Charles H. Gabriel, William Howard Doane, and Fanny Crosby. Gospel music publishing houses emerged. The advent of radio in the 1920s greatly increased the audience for gospel music. Following World War II, gospel music moved into major auditoriums, and gospel music concerts became quite elaborate.

Greer, South Carolina City in South Carolina, United States

Greer is a city in Greenville and Spartanburg counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 25,515 as of the 2010 census and had risen to an estimated 30,899 as of 2017. The eastern part of the city is in Spartanburg County, while the bulk of the city is in Greenville County. It is part of the Greenville–Anderson–Mauldin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is additionally part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area in Upstate South Carolina.

Station history

WPJM signed on the air June 15, 1949. Currently, it programs an Urban Gospel format, and is the only station in the Greenville-Spartanburg area doing so.


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