WAFC (590 AM "Pure Country") is a commercial radio station in Clewiston, Florida, serving Hendry County. It airs a classic country format and is owned by Glades Media Company LLP.[2] It also carries University of Florida Gators football games. The studios and offices are on North Park Street in Okeechobee.

By day, WAFC is powered at 930 watts. But to protect other stations on 590 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to 470 watts. Programming is also heard on three FM translators in Clewiston (100.5), LaBelle (105.1) and Belle Glade (92.5).

History

The station signed on the air on February 16, 1988; 37 years ago (1988-02-16).[3] It has always had the WAFC call sign and has always been owned by Glades Media. It came on the air nine years after its sister station debuted, at the time 106.3 WAFC-FM Clewiston and today 106.1 WJNX-FM Okeechobee.

In its early years, the station played Regional Mexican music with the branding Radio Fiesta.[4][5] It also spent time playing country music, handing off the Regional Mexican format to its co-owned FM station.

In the 2010s, WAFC carried the nationally syndicated "True Oldies Channel" from Cumulus Media Networks. On June 30, 2014, Cumulus Media stopped distributing the TOC network. At that point, WAFC switched to Westwood One's "Classic Hits Radio" service.

On December 26, 2018, WAFC changed its format from classic hits to classic country music. It took the branding "Pure Country WAFC".[6]

Translators

Broadcast translators for WAFC
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W223AJ 92.5 FM Belle Glade, Florida 139076 250 133 m (436 ft) D LMS
W263BT 100.5 FM Clewiston, Florida 61505 250 170 m (558 ft) D LMS
W286DO 105.1 FM LaBelle, Florida 202719 250 118 m (387 ft) D LMS

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAFC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WAFC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  3. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1991 page B-63. Retrieved Feb. 19, 2025.
  4. ^ Glades Media Group - Radio Stations WAFC AM/FM, WOKC, WAFZ AM/FM, WWRF, WKYZ
  5. ^ Hispanic media & market source, Volume 20, Issue 2. Standard Rate & Data Service. 2007. pp. 104–106.
  6. ^ WAFC Flips to Pure Country Radioinsight - December 26, 2018
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W263BT
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