WRIX is a daytime-only Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...

 radio station located near Anderson, South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina

Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was estimated at 26,242 in 2006, and the city was the center of an urbanized area of 70,530...

. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 (FCC) to the nearby community of Homeland Park

Homeland Park, South Carolina

Homeland Park is a census-designated place in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 6,337 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Homeland Park is located at ....

 and broadcasts on 1020 AM with a effective radiated power

Effective radiated power

In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...

(ERP) of 10 kW. (3 kW during critical hours).

History

WRIX-AM 1020 signed on the air September 1, 1986 as the AM sister to WRIX-FM 103.1. WRIX-AM/FM was founded by the late Matt Phillips. WRIX-FM 103.1 signed on the air in 1977 and has its transmitter in Honea Path, SC. WRIX-FM was originally a Top 40 radio station. In 1983, the format was changed to Classic Country music. For many years, it was home to the widely popular Matt and Bev Show. In 1999, the format was changed to Talk Radio.