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Broadcast area | Sumter, South Carolina Sumter County, South Carolina |
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| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| Branding | Jamz 92.3/93.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hip hop |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Community Broadcasters, LLC |
| WWBD, WWKT-FM, WDXY, WIBZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1990 (as WQMC) |
Former call signs | WQMC (10/1989-11/1989) WFIG (11/1989-12/1989) WQMC (1989–2007)1 |
| Technical information2 | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 43833 | |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 12 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°55′16″N 80°16′59″W / 33.92111°N 80.28306°W / 33.92111; -80.28306 |
| Translators | 92.3 W222BH (Sumter) 93.3 W227BI (Sumter) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WWHM Online |
WWHM (1290 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Sumter, South Carolina. The station is owned by Community Broadcasters, LLC. It airs a classic hip hop format.3
History
The station was assigned the WWHM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 21, 2007.1 WWHM changed its name & format on August 21 of 2025. Its new name is Jamz 92.3/93.3 & its new format is Classic Hiphop. For many years the frequency was WFIG "World Famous Iris Gardens." It was a country format. It's FM sister station in Sumter, was signed on as WFIG-FM, but became WWDM-FM, The Big DM.
Format and name change
On August 31, 2025, WWHM changed their format from urban oldies to classic hip hop, branded as "Jamz 92.3/93.3".4 The first song played on Jamz was "Bring Em' Out" by T.I.
References
References
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- "Facility Technical Data for WWHM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- Jamz Expands to Sumter Radioinsight - August 31, 2025
External links
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 43833 (WWHM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WWHM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 141978 (W222BH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W222BH at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 141121 (W227BI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W227BI at FCCdata.org