WVCD

WVCD (790 kHz) is a non-commercial AM radio station licensed to both Bamberg, South Carolina and Denmark, South Carolina. The station is owned by historically black Voorhees College.^[1] The college is affiliated with the Episcopal Church and has its campus in Denmark, SC. WVCD is partially run by students and has a radio format which includes urban contemporary, urban gospel and Christian talk and teaching programs.

WVCD

Bamberg-Denmark, South Carolina
Frequency	790 kHz
Programming
Format	Urban Contemporary Urban Gospel Christian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner	Voorhees College
History
First air date	March 15, 1993 (as WRIT)
Former call signs	WRIT (1993–2004)
Call sign meaning	W Voorhees College, Denmark
Technical information
Facility ID	23323
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 100 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	33°18′50″N 81°4′43″W
Links
Website	Voorhees.edu/WVCD

By day, WVCD is powered at 1,000 watts. But to reduce interference to other stations on 790 AM, at night, it reduces power to 100 watts. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times.^[2]

History

The station went on the air as WRIT on 1993-03-15. On 2004-01-30, the station changed its call sign to the current WVCD.^[3]