WQSC

WQSC (1340 AM) is a news/talk radio station licensed to serve the community of Charleston, South Carolina.

History

Harry C. Weaver (June 12, 1916-May 30, 2001), who had worked for the Knoxville Journal in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was part-owner of WOKE (Oak Ridge, TN) and WGAP (Maryville, TN) bought WHAN in 1955, which was renamed WOKE in 1958.

WOKE was a unique station in Charleston. Its format included "good music", local and regional sports, religious programming, and news and weather forecasts. According to local radio buff J. Douglas Donehue, three of the station's announcers—Harry Weaver, Buck Clayton, and Tennessee Weaver—were all Harry C. Weaver himself. Weaver's daily editorials began and ended in a style reminiscent of the fictional radio newsman Les Nessman from the TV show WKRP In Cincinnati. Saturdays were for sports or The Metropolitan Opera. Sunday airtime was filled with local and national religious programs. Each night, the station would sign off the air following Mr. Weaver's poetry readings.