WCCP-FM

WCCP-FM
City Clemson, South Carolina
Broadcast area Upstate South Carolina
Branding 105.5 The Roar
Slogan All Sports 24/7
Frequency 105.5 MHz
First air date April 8, 1993 (at 104.9)
Format Sports Talk
ERP 20,000 watts
HAAT 114 meters
Class C4
Facility ID 24481
Transmitter coordinates 34°38′13.10″N 82°42′29.70″W / 34.6369722°N 82.7082500°W / 34.6369722; -82.7082500
Former frequencies 104.9 MHz (1993-2014)
Affiliations Clemson Tigers Sports Network (flagship station), Atlanta Braves Radio Network, Atlanta Falcons
Owner John and Blake Byrne
(Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC)
Webcast Listen Live
Website wccpfm.com

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".

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