WAFC (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Hendry County |
| Frequency | 590 kHz |
| Branding | Pure Country WAFC |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Classic Country |
| Affiliations | Florida Gators football network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WJNX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | February 16, 1988 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24229 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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| Translator | See § Translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WAFC (590 AM, "Pure Country") is a commercial radio station in Clewiston, Florida, serving Hendry County. It airs a classic country radio format and is owned by Glades Media Group.[2] It also carries University of Florida Gators football games. The studios and offices are on North Park Street in Okeechobee.
By day, WAFC is powered at 930 watts. But to protect other stations on 590 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to 470 watts. Programming is also heard on three FM translators in Clewiston (100.5), LaBelle (105.1) and Belle Glade (92.5).
History
[edit | edit source]The station signed on the air on February 16, 1988.[3] It has always had the WAFC call sign and has always been owned by Glades Media. It came on the air nine years after its sister station debuted, at the time 106.3 WAFC-FM Clewiston and today 106.1 WJNX-FM Okeechobee.
In its early years, the station played Regional Mexican music with the branding Radio Fiesta.[4][5] It also spent time playing country music, handing off the Regional Mexican format to its co-owned FM station.
In the 2010s, WAFC carried the nationally syndicated "True Oldies Channel" from Cumulus Media Networks. On June 30, 2014, Cumulus Media stopped distributing the TOC network. At that point, WAFC switched to Westwood One's "Classic Hits Radio" service.
On December 26, 2018, WAFC changed its format from classic hits to classic country music. It took the branding "Pure Country WAFC".[6]
Translators
[edit | edit source]| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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| W223AJ | 92.5 FM | Belle Glade, Florida | 139076 | 250 | 133 m (436 ft) | D | LMS |
| W263BT | 100.5 FM | Clewiston, Florida | 61505 | 250 | 170 m (558 ft) | D | LMS |
| W286DO | 105.1 FM | LaBelle, Florida | 202719 | 250 | 118 m (387 ft) | D | LMS |
References
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1991 page B-63. Retrieved Feb. 19, 2025.
- ^ Glades Media Group - Radio Stations WAFC AM/FM, WOKC, WAFZ AM/FM, WWRF, WKYZ
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ WAFC Flips to Pure Country Radioinsight - December 26, 2018
External links
[edit | edit source]- Facility details for Facility ID 24229 (WAFC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WAFC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 139076 (W223AJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W223AJ at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 61505 (W263BT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W263BT at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 202719 (W286DO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W286DO at FCCdata.org