WWRK is a radio station

Radio station

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  broadcasting a Gospel

Gospel

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 format. Licensed to Darlington, South Carolina

Darlington, South Carolina

Darlington is a city in and the county seat of Darlington County, in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is a center for tobacco farming. The population was 6,720 at the 2000 census and is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, USA, the station serves the Florence area. The station is currently owned by Qantum of Florence License Company, LLC and features programing from Westwood One

Westwood One

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. The station is simulcast

Simulcast

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 on WDSC.

History

At one time this station was called WDAR. Its formats have included beautiful music

Beautiful music

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, classic rock

Classic rock

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 (simulcast with WDAR-FM

WDAR-FM

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) and adult standards

Adult standards

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. Prior to the switch to the current letters, this station was WPFM and it was located at 1350 AM. In 1997, when it was owned by Root Communications, Ltd., WPFM applied to change its frequency to 1400 AM.

Qantum Communications Inc. purchased Florence's Root Communications Group LP stations in 2003. At that time, WPFM had moved from 1350 to 1400.