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| Broadcast area | Columbia metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 620kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban Gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Glory Communications Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | August 22,1958 |
Former call signs | WCAY (1958–1981) WLFF (1981–1984) WABX (1984) WTGH (1984–2003) WGCV (2003–2019) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 42020 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 2,500watts days 126 watts nights |
| Translator(s) | 96.1 W241DJ (Columbia) 98.9MHz W255DR (Saint Matthews) 107.1 W296EI (Columbia) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | columbiainspiration.com facebook.com/WFMVcolumbia |
WFMV (620kHz) is acommercialAMradio stationlicensed toCayce, South Carolina, and serving theColumbia metropolitan area. It is owned by Glory Communications and broadcasts anurban gospelradio format.
By day, WFMV is powered at 2,500watts.[2] But to avoid interfering with other stations on620 AM, it reduces power at night to only 126 watts. It uses anon-directional antenna at all times. Programming is also heard on twoFM translator stations, 96.1W241DJ[3] and 107.1W296EI.[4]
On August 22, 1958, the stationsigned on asWCAY. It was Columbia's first fulltimeCountry music radio station. By the early 1970s, the station faced financial problems asWCOS-FM became the dominant country music station in the market. The station was sold, becomingWLFF with anAdult Standards format. In the mid-1980s, the station was sold again and changed itscall sign toWTGH, playing anUrban Gospel format.
In 2003, WTGH was sold to Glory Communications, which kept the format but changed the call letters to WGCV. Glory Communications also ownsWQXL in the Columbia radio market. WTGH changed its call sign toWFMV on December 18, 2019, becoming asimulcast of 95.3WFMV-FM.
The FM station was sold toChristian radio broadcaster "Good News Network," switching its call letters to WJTB-FM. At that point, the AM station became the primary home of WFMV.[5] With two FM translators in the Columbia area, it continues to serve its listeners on both the AM and FM bands.
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