WRHI

WRHI is a news/talk radio station in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It broadcasts on AM frequency 1340 kHz with a simulcast on 100.1 FM (via translator W261CP) and is under ownership of OTS Media Group. Its studios and transmitter are both located separately in Rock Hill.

WRHI
CityRock Hill, South Carolina
Broadcast areaRock Hill Area/Metrolina
Frequency1340 kHz
BrandingWRHI FM 100.1
Slogan"York County's Home For News, Talk, and Sports"
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
AffiliationsABC News
Cumulus Media
Fox News
Yahoo! Sports Radio
Ownership
OwnerOTS Media
History
First air date1944
Call sign meaningWatch Rock Hill Increase
Technical information
Facility ID50777
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Translator(s)100.1 W261CY (Rock Hill)
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWRHI.com
WRHI broadcast house in Rock Hill

Awards

WRHI is an eight-time winner of the South Carolina Broadcasters Association Radio Station of the Year award. Since 2000, WRHI has been honored with 162 "Star Awards" from the South Carolina Broadcasters Association, becoming the most honored station in South Carolina History.

Affiliations

Throughout the day, WRHI carries Fox News Radio at the top of every hour and local news and weather. ABC News's 1-minute update is carried at the bottom of each hour. WRHI is one of the few radio stations across the country to be affiliated with more than one major radio news network. Local news is gathered with the local news staff, television partner WSOC-TV, and the South Carolina Radio Network.

Sports

WRHI is the radio home of Winthrop University men's basketball. The station also carries Clemson University and University of South Carolina football and basketball games and coaches' call-in shows. Selected Coastal Carolina University football games are carried as well.

WRHI also carries Rock Hill High School, Northwestern High School, and South Pointe High School football and basketball games as well as Fort Mill High School, Clover High School, Lancaster High School, Nation Ford, and York High School football games. WRHI annually puts on major area promotions including: The Great Easter Egg Classic, Toys For Happiness, Prom Pledge, and Boo-HaHa. Since 2017, WRHI, in conjunction with Rock Hill School District Three, has presented the Football City USA Kickoff. This annual event features a season opening three-game slate featuring Rock Hill's three high schools versus teams from around the Carolinas. The event is played annually on the Friday before the beginning of the High School Football season.

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