| Broadcast area | Upstate South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1490 kHz (HD Radio) C-QUAM AM stereo |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paper Cutters, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1950 (as WAKE) |
Former call signs | WAKE (1950–1954) WMRB (1954–1982) WQOK (1982–1984) |
Call sign meaning | "P"aper "C"utters "I"nc. (station's owner) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51487 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°51′7.00″N 82°24′54.00″W / 34.8519444°N 82.4150000°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WPCI (1490 AM) is a radio station located at 78 Mayberry Street in Greenville, South Carolina, United States that features a format consisting of a variety of music from different genres. The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast with a nominal power of 1 kW, full-time.
WPCI is owned and operated by local businessman Randy Mathena, and the programming consists entirely of selections from his extensive record collection stored on hard drive. Selections are played automatically and there are no disc jockeys, no song or artist identifications, and no commercials. The station broadcasts the minimum number of station identifications permitted by law. Musical content includes, but is not limited to, classic rhythm-and-blues, reggae, blues, country, folk, and spoken-word recordings. The station is sometimes affectionately referred to as "Radio Randy."