[BC] Looking for station history..WINF 1250 Winnsboro, SC

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Donna:

I wasnt aware 1250's call letters werent always WINF, but I figure WCKM is
what it started as.

Im trying to find a conenction as to how WABV ended up with WINF"s carts,
including several legal id's, show promos and commercials

Paul

P.S... THanks for the info!


On 2/11/07, Donna Halper <dlh at donnahalper.com> wrote:
>
> At 07:38 PM 2/11/2007, you wrote:
> >I'm now working for a Small AM station outside Greenwood, South Carolina.
> >
> >While clenaing this place up last month, I found tons of old
> >carts...... half of them weren't even (originally) ours. A buunnch
> >of them came from now defunct WINF 1250 Winnsboro, SC!(WINF is now
> >on 101.9 somewhere nearColumbus, OH)
> >
> >Anyone know anything about WINF... it's time frame, ownership,
> >format, etc? Anyone know where I might go and look for more information??
>
> Well, the one you are a now, WABV, got started in late 1956, I do
> believe, at 1590 kc, with a power of 1000 wonderful watts, daytime
> only.  J. A. Gallimore was the owner, according to my Radio/TV
> Annual.  By early 1961, George W. Settles Jr (who had been the GM in
> 1957) was listed as president.  But I see no WINF.  However, in 1962,
> there is a WCKM in Winnsboro-- WCKM was at 1250, 500 watts daytime,
> started in 1961, and undoubtedly it later became WINF.
>
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