WLCM (defunct)

WLCM was a station licensed to Lancaster, South Carolina. It operated on 1360 kHz with a power of 1000 watts, daytime, non-directional. The call letters were chosen in honor of Springs Industries, the largest employer in the town, and represent the slogan, "World's Largest Cotton Mill." WLCM signed on the air in 1949.

History

The station broadcast from studios at 103 South Catawba Street in Lancaster, where the company also owned an FM station, first under the call letters WLCM-FM and later as WPAJ (now WRHM).

In 1987, WLCM and WPAJ were purchased by Our Three Sons Broadcasting, owners of WRHI-AM in nearby Rock Hill, South Carolina. The new owners moved the FM to Rock Hill, and sold WLCM to a broadcast group headed by former WBT announcer Bill Curry.

Following the removal of its FM signal the station was not profitable, and ceased operations in 1992. The station's tower still exists, and is a landmark in the town of Lancaster.

Since the protection contours for WLCM were removed several stations have improved their service areas by either changing frequencies (WADE moved from 1210 to 1340, adding nighttime service) or moving transmitter locations and increasing power (WGIV on 1370 moved from Gastonia to Pineville, and broadcasts with 19,000 watts daytime).

Radio stations in the Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia–Rock Hill market

By AM frequency	610 730 870 930 960 980 1030 1060 1080 1110 1150 1190 1220 1240 1270 1290 1310 1340 1370 1410 1430 1450 1480 1540 1660

By FM frequency	88.9 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.7 93.5 94.3 95.1 95.7 96.1 96.9 97.9 98.5 98.7 99.3 99.7 100.9 101.9 102.3 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.7 105.3 106.1 106.5 106.9 107.1 107.9 (HD2)

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.425 162.475 162.525

By callsign	KHC27 KJY85 W254AZ W281BE WAVO WBAV-FM WBCN WBT-AM WBT-FM WCGC WCRU WDAV WDEX WEND WFAE WFNZ WGFY WGIV WGNC WGSP WGSP-FM WHKY WHQC WHVN WIXE WKKT WKQC WLNK (HD2) WLKO WMIT WNKS WNOW WNSC-FM WOGR WOLS WOSF WPEG WPZS WQNC WRBK WRCM WRFJ WRFX WRHI W232AX WRHM WSGE WSOC-FM WTCG WTIX WULR WXL70 WXNC WXRC WYFG WYFQ WYTX-LP WZGV

Defunct	WLCM WGTL WYLI-LP

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