Broadcast area Upstate South Carolina HAAT 114 meters Facility ID 24481 City of license Clemson Owner John and Blake Byrne Branding 105.5 The Roar | ERP 20,000 watts Class C4 Frequency 105.5 MHz Format Sports radio Area Upstate South Carolina Slogan All Sports 24/7 | |
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First air date April 8, 1993 (at 104.9) | ||
WCCP-FM is a Sports Talk radio station operating out of Clemson, South Carolina, under the name "The Roar". The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast at 105.5 FM with an ERP of 20,000 watts. Its studios are in Clemson, with a transmitter is east of Pendleton, South Carolina.
In addition, WCCP-FM operates broadcast translator W289AV licensed to Fountain Inn, South Carolina.
Station history
WCCP-FM signed on April 8, 1993 as an oldies station under the name "Foothills 104.9", but switched to all-sports by the end of the decade. Tommy Powell and Jeff Bright were mainly responsible for getting WCCP-FM 104.9 on the air in 1993 as an oldies station. Since 2003, WCCP-FM has been the flagship radio station for Clemson University Athletics. It is owned John and Blake Byrne, through licensee Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC.
On May 5, 2014 WCCP-FM moved from 104.9 FM to 105.5 FM and rebranded as "105.5 The Roar".