WAIM

:"For the former WAIM-TV in Anderson, see WMYA-TV."Infobox Radio station
name = WAIM


city = Anderson, South Carolina
area = Upstate South Carolina
branding = "Newstalk 1230"
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airdate = April, 1935
frequency = 1230 AM
format = News/Talk
power =
erp = 1000 Watts
class = C
callsign_meaning = "A"nderson "I"ndependent-"M"ail (local newspaper that owned the station)
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owner = Palmetto Broadcasting Company, Inc.
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WAIM (1230 AM) is a News/Talk radio station located in Anderson, South Carolina. The station is licensed by the FCC on 1230 AM with a full-time ERP of 1 kW, non-directional.

History

WAIM signed on the air in April 1935. Station owner Wilton E. Hall also founded "The Anderson Independent"/"Daily Mail" Newspapers. Hall also owned WCAC FM 101.1. In the 1970s, it became WAIM-FM. In 1978, WAIM-FM 101.1 became Rock 101. WAIM AM 1230 became "Anderson Country". In 1982, the FM call letters were changed to WCKN. In 1992, the format was switched to news/talk. The station now programs a news/talk format as "NewsRadio 1230" with talk hosts such as Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, and George Noory. The station also has a popular morning show called The Rick Driver Show. WAIM-AM 1230 also broadcasts T.L. Hanna Fighting Yellow Jackets Football games in the fall. In 2008, Bob Bierrman returned to the station for the first time since 1973 to do a weekend talk show. He left the station in September 2008. Waim`s main competitor is WANS, AM-1280, which broadcasts a talk/Sports format in the Anderson County and surrounding area.

External links

*AMQ|WAIM
*AML|WAIM