WWFN-FM (100.5 FM, "100.5 The Game") is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

Marion, South Carolina Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, South Carolina, Marion County, South Carolina, United States. It is named for Francis Marion, a brigadier general from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. The population was 6 ...

, United States, the station serves the

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area. The station is currently owned by

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History

Classy 100.5 signed on in December 1991. The first call sign for the 100.5 frequency was WQTI, at the same time the call sign WQTR went to what is now

WQPD WQPD may refer to: * WQPD (FM), a radio station (100.1 FM) licensed to serve Lake City, South Carolina, United States * WWFN-FM, a radio station (100.5 FM) licensed to serve Marion, South Carolina, which held the call sign WQPD from 2017 to 2023 ...

. WKSY played

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

bought classic rock WHSC-FM 98.5,

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WBZF 100.5, and

WMXT WMXT (102.1 FM), known as "102.1 The Fox", is a classic rock music-formatted radio station in the Florence, South Carolina, United States, market. History Mix 102.1 was an adult contemporary radio station which aired Paul Harvey. Cumulus Media ...

. The adult contemporary format from WMXT moved to 100.5, while alternative rock moved to 98.5. Later, the call sign WFSF was used. Formats on 100.5 FM have included

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...

and

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(CHR). Prior to 2003,"WHLZ Florence, SC Flips to Hot AC as Q100.5"
Radioinsight, April 18, 2017 the WHLZ call sign, "Wheelz" name and country format belonged to a station in

Manning, South Carolina Manning is a city in and the county seat of Clarendon County, South Carolina, Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,245 as of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, with an estimated population in 2018 of 3,94 ...

, which moved to

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and became WIHB. On July 3, 2013, at 3 p.m., WHLZ rebranded as "Nash FM 100.5". On April 17, 2017, after stunting with music from each decade from the 1960s through the 1990s, WHLZ changed its format from country to hot adult contemporary, branded as "Q100.5" under the new WQPD call sign. The format includes Bob and Sheri in the mornings and an automated

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-originated format the remainder of the day and weekends. On August 28, 2023, WQPD changed its format from hot adult contemporary (which moved to

WWFN-FM WWFN-FM (100.5 FM, "100.5 The Game") is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Marion, South Carolina, United States, the station serves the Florence area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media. History Classy 100. ...

100.1 Lake City as "Q100.1") to sports, branded as "100.5 The Game", under a new WWFN-FM call sign.100.5 The Game Expands to Regional Trimulcast
Radioinsight - August 28, 2023 The station operates as a half-day (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) simulcast of sister station

WNKT WNKT (107.5 FM) is a sports radio station licensed to Eastover, South Carolina, and serves the Columbia, South Carolina, market. The Cumulus Media outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an effective r ...

in Eastover.

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* 1992 establishments in South Carolina Cumulus Media radio stations Sports radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1992 WFN-FM {{SouthCarolina-radio-station-stub