WOSF
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| City | Gaffney, South Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Branding | Old School 105.3 |
| Frequency | 105.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1959 |
| Format | Analog/HD1: Urban Oldies HD2: Contemporary Christian |
| ERP | 51,000 watts |
| HAAT | 395 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 23006 |
| Callsign meaning | Old School Flava |
| Former callsigns | WAGY-FM (1959-1970s) WAGI-FM (1970s-2007) WNOW-FM (2007-2012) |
| Owner |
Radio One (HD2 leased to Radio Training Network, Inc.) (Gaffney Broadcasting, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WQNC, WPZS |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Old School 105.3 |
WOSF "Old School 105.3" is an Urban Oldies station in Gaffney, South Carolina; serving the Charlotte, North Carolina market. WOSF is the Charlotte affiliate of the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Owned by Radio One, the station's studios are located in South Charlotte near Carowinds, and the transmitter site is located in Dallas, North Carolina. It is the only commercial station on the South Carolina side of the market that brands itself as a full-market Charlotte station; indeed, it is the only commercial station on the South Carolina side of the market that covers Charlotte to any significant extent.
105.3 signed on as WAGY-FM in 1959, as the FM sister to WAGY (AM 1320) in Forest City, North Carolina. The station at the time was partially owned by Raymond Parker. WAGY-FM was sold entirely to Parker, who with his wife, Bright G. Parker, formed "Gaffney Broadcasting" in 1971 and moved WAGY-FM to Gaffney, pairing it with their AM WEAC, and changing the call letters to WAGI-FM, increasing the power to 100 kW in the process.
WAGI's longtime slogan was "The Upstate Power Station" and was nicknamed for many years by the locals as "Waggie". The station had featured a mixture of Country and Southern Gospel music for many years.
WAGI broadcast local as well as national news from the NBC Radio Network, as well as local sporting events from Gaffney High School, namely Gaffney Indians football. Also, the station had a morning show called "Carolina in the Morning" and a popular show called "Swap & Shop" (heard at 6:35am, 12:15pm, & 5:15pm Monday to Saturday) where listeners could call in to buy, sell, or trade items.
After Raymond Parker, the owner of WAGI, died in 2005, his will stipulated that the station be sold upon the death of his wife, Bright G. Parker. Parker's will stated that the station was to remain in Gaffney, though this was ignored by the executors of his will. Upon her death in 2006, the station was sold to Davidson Media under a lease/purchase agreement.
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