WEAF (1130 kHz) is an

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formatted AM

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in Camden, South Carolina, United States. The station is owned by Jeff Andrulonis. Programming is featured from the Worship & Word Network.

History

At one time, this station had the letters WAME and an

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format. Then-owners GHB Broadcasting switched the format to

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and changed the callsign to WQIS. In 2006, Glory Communications Inc. purchased WEAF from Colonial Radio Group Inc., and the format was

. On November 8, 2016, WEAF was granted a

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to move to 1120 kHz from a new transmitter site, change the community of license to

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, decrease day power to 390 watts and eliminate night operation. From 1922 to 1946, WEAF was the callsign of the radio station that became WNBC and the flagship station of the

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. This station is now known as WFAN in New York. In the mid-1970s, WEAF was the callsign of the current WPTI in

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Ownership

Colonial Radio Group acquired then-WQIS in 2003. In April 2006, Glory Communications Inc. (Alex Snipe, president) reached an agreement to purchase WEAF from Colonial Radio Group Inc. (Jeffrey Andrulonis, president) for a reported sale price of $222,500.

References

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* Kershaw County, South Carolina Gospel radio stations in the United States EAF Radio stations established in 1971 1971 establishments in South Carolina {{Christian-radio-station-stub