Station History
WANS 1280 AM has been in existence since June 1, 1949. For many years, it was a top 40 station, but now has a News/Talk format. It is the sister station to WRIX & WRIX-FM. In September 2008, the format was shifted from ESPN Sports/Talk to News/Talk, the former format and lineup of sister station WRIX-FM 103.1, which shifted to Adult Contemporary on the same day. WANS still broadcasts the ESPN Radio Network late at night and on weekends.
For many years, WANS-FM 107.3 was a 100,000 Watt Top 40 station. In the early 1990s, the FM station was sold and the call letters were changed.
WANS carried all Anderson Joes Baseball games live until the league went under. They also broadcast many different sports from Anderson University and football games from Coastal Carolina University. They also air all of the Westside High School Ram football games.
On January 25, 2013 WANS changed their format from news/talk to sports, with programming from Fox Sports Radio.
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