WISW

WISW
Broadcast areaColumbia, South Carolina
Frequency1320 kHz
BrandingESPN Radio 1320
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
WNKT, WLXC, WOMG, WTCB
History
First air date
1945 (as WKIX)
Former call signs
  • WKIX (1945–1947)
  • WMSC (1947–1962)
  • WOIC (1962–1989)
  • WOMG (1989–1995)[1]
Call sign meaning
"Wonderful Iodine State" (derived from former news partner WIS-TV)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54793
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
2,500 watts night
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewisradio.com

WISW (1320 AM) is a sports radio station licensed to Columbia, South Carolina. It serves the Columbia, South Carolina market. The Cumulus Media outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with 5,000 watts daytime and 2,500 watts nighttime, directional. The station goes by the name ESPN Radio 1320.

WISW was formerly known as "News Talk 1320 WIS" or "WIS Radio",[3] taking the base of its call sign from the former WIS. The latter station was the longtime sister station of WIS-TV, Columbia's long-dominant NBC affiliate. The WIS portion of the call letters stood for "Wonderful Iodine State". The former WIS is now WVOC.

The station is owned by Cumulus Media, which also owns AC WTCB, classic hits WOMG, The Game WNKT and urban AC WLXC in the Columbia radio market. All five stations share studios located at the Granby Building in Cayce and the WISW transmitter is in West Columbia.

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WISW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "ESPN 1320 AM". ESPN 1320 AM.