WWHM explained

Country:US
WWHM
City:Sumter, South Carolina
Area:Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter County, South Carolina
Branding:Jamz 92.3/93.3
Frequency:1290 kHz
Translator:
Airdate:1990 (as WQMC)
Format:Classic hip hop
Power:1,000 watts day
12 watts night
Class:D
Facility Id:43833
Licensing Authority:FCC
Coordinates:33.9211°N -80.2831°W
Former Callsigns:WQMC (10/1989-11/1989)
WFIG (11/1989-12/1989)
WQMC (1989–2007)
Owner:Community Broadcasters, LLC
Sister Stations:WWBD, WWKT-FM, WDXY, WIBZ
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:WWHM Online

WWHM (1290 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Sumter, South Carolina. The station is owned by Community Broadcasters, LLC. It airs a classic hip hop format.[1]

History

The station was assigned the WWHM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 21, 2007.[2] WWHM changed its name & format on August 21 of 2025. Its new name is Jamz 92.3/93.3 & its new format is Classic Hiphop. For many years the frequency was WFIG "World Famous Iris Gardens." It was a country format. It's FM sister station in Sumter, was signed on as WFIG-FM, but became WWDM-FM, The Big DM.

Format and name change

On August 31, 2025, WWHM changed their format from urban oldies to classic hip hop, branded as "Jamz 92.3/93.3".[3] The first song played on Jamz was "Bring Em' Out" by T.I.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arbitron . Station Information Profile . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ . March 1, 2010 .
  2. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/307693/jamz-expands-to-sumter/ Jamz Expands to Sumter