WROQ
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| City | Anderson, South Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | Upstate South Carolina |
| Branding | Classic Rock 101.1 |
| Slogan |
The Upstate's Only Classic Rock Station 101% Classic Rock |
| Frequency | 101.1 MHz |
| First air date | 1947 (as WCAC-FM) |
| Format | Classic rock |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 296 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 318 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°38′51.00″N 82°16′13.00″W / 34.6475000°N 82.2702778°W |
| Callsign meaning | "Rock" (The station's moniker) |
| Former callsigns | WCAC-FM (1947-1978) WAIM-FM (1978-1982) WCKN (1982-1991) |
| Affiliations | John Boy and Billy |
| Owner |
Entercom Communications (Entercom License, LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | classicrock1011.com |
WROQ-FM is a classic rock station licensed to Anderson, South Carolina and serving the Upstate South Carolina region, including Greenville and Spartanburg. The station has had a Classic Rock and Roll format since December 1, 1987. This makes it one of the oldest Classic Rock stations in the country as far as years with the same format. The Rock 101 Moniker was first used on the station from 1978-1982 and returned in 1987. The Entercom Communications outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast at 101.1 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. The station goes by the name Classic Rock 101.1 and its current slogan is "The Upstate's Only Classic Rock Station." Former slogans include "Rock 101.1- The Home of Classic Rock and Roll" and "The Upstate's Classic Rock and Roll Station". Its studios are in Greenville, and its transmitter is west of Fountain Inn, South Carolina.
101.1 signed on as WCAC-FM in 1947 as the sister station to WAIM-AM 1230. It was owned by Wilton E. Hall, the publisher of the Anderson Independent and Daily Mail and one-time US Senator from South Carolina. The station is noted for being one of the earliest FM stations in the state. WCAC-FM had a "beautiful Music"/ Standards format for many years. In 1978, after the death of owner/founder Wilton E. Hall, WCAC-FM, WAIM-AM 1230 and WAIM-TV 40 were all sold to Frank Outlaw (the founder of the BI-LO chain of grocery stores). Outlaw changed the 101 FM format to Rock. The moniker became "Rock 101" in early 1978. The logo was a large flaming fireball with Rock 101 FM in large red letters. The new Rock 101 did MANY local live remotes. Many were held at ABC Jeans in the Belvedere Shopping Plaza in Anderson. It became WAIM-FM in September 1980. For many years, the studios were located on the campus of Anderson College in Anderson, South Carolina. In 1986, the studios were moved about a mile down the road to a location that is going towards the Anderson Jockey Lot. The studios were moved from Anderson to Greenville in 1992. The Rock 101 name and format has been so long-lasting on the station that it has survived during four different sets of call letters beginning with the start of Rock 101 in 1978, those call letters being: WCAC-FM, WAIM-FM, WCKN-FM and now WROQ-FM (since 1991). One of the early D.J.`s on Rock 101 in 1978 was Bill Love (the morning man on WMYI-FM 102.5). Some of the D.J.`s at Rock 101 over the years have also included: Scott Shannon, Gary Jackson, Lee Rogers, "The Doctor" Mike Allen, Ken Thomas, Craig Allen, Mike Benson, Max Mace, Scott Summers, "The Nightstalker" Big Bill Walker, Diana Daniels, Maddog, Marc Bailey, Spanky Jim Miller, K.C. Carson, "Magoo", The Intern, T.J. Carson, Robert Wagner, J.J. Micheals, Steve Chris, Jim Wilson, Dan Stevens, Nathan Norris, Lisa Rollins, and many others.
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