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WVCO (94.9 FM, "94.9 The Surf") is an American radio station in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, market. They play a mix of oldies/Carolina beach music/shag and have a large than average playlist. ==History== By the mid-1990s, WVCO aired the same programming as WYAK, which was country music.〔 On October 1, 1996, Pinnacle Broadcasting Co. announced its purchase of WYAK, WMYB and WRNN-FM. Once completed, Pinnacle intended to continue the lease agreement of WVCO's former owners.〔Andrew Shain, "WYAV-FM Owner Buys WYAK-FM, WMYB-FM, ''The Sun News'', October 2, 1996.〕 On January 1, 1997 the station played "Macarena" over 2,000 times (including several mixes) then became "WELVIS" for the weekend of Elvis Presley's 62nd birthday,〔Toby Eddings, "Catching Up on News in the Area," ''The Sun News'', January 12, 1997.〕 then stunted with various musical styles, and finally switched to smooth jazz.〔 After Frank Sinatra died, WVCO played just his music the entire weekend.〔Jeannine F. Hunter, "Local Radio Pays Sinatra Homage," ''The Sun News'', May 16, 1998.〕 On August 18 and 19, 1998, the station repeatedly played Vanessa L. Williams singing the words "pick the pieces up and start again" followed by a tape rewinding. The new beach music format began with "Summertime" by Billy Stewart. This marked the first time the music that began along the Grand Strand had a radio home.〔Toby Eddings, "Beach Music Hits MB Radio," ''The Sun News'', August 20, 1998.〕 "Fessa" John Hook hosted the syndicated "Top 40 Countdown", "Fish Fry Show" and "Classics Show" on the Rhythm 'N Beach Network, including WVCO, and "Ocean Drive Pavilion Show", on WVCO only.〔Toby Eddings, "WYAK changes its lineup and image," ''The Sun News'', Apr. 25, 1999.〕 94.9 the Surf described its music format as "Beach, Boogie and Blues". The music was categorized as rhythmic oldies but included much more variety than the typical radio station. Many songs were from the 50s, and the station's focus was beach music, a style made popular on the South Carolina coast. Personalities included Billy Smith, Ted Bell and Ray Scott. The station aired the syndicated ''On the Beach'' radio show hosted by Charlie Brown. In 2006, WVCO moved its studio from Myrtle Beach to 429 Pine Avenue in North Myrtle Beach,〔"Money," ''The Sun News'', September 3, 2006.〕 the current home of WNMB/900 and the former home of WNMB/105.5.〔Kathleen Vereen Dayton, "NMB to Get AM Radio Station All Its Own," ''The Sun News'', December 16, 2000.〕 WVCO added the syndicated ''Mike Harvey'' show and Clemson University football and basketball.〔http://home.carolina.rr.com/myrtlebeachdays/Page65.htm, Retrieved on 2008/09/09.〕 WVCO was named Station of the Year at the Carolina Beach Music Awards for nine years in a row.〔"Business Pulse," ''The Sun News'', November 23, 2008.〕 In the middle of 2009, WVCO moved out of the WNMB North Myrtle Beach Pine Avenue location to another NMB site to allow for expansion at WNMB. In mid-December 2010, WVCO owner Harvey Graham died. The station was then left in legal limbo because of a pending civil case involving a failed condo development that Harvey Graham was building near the WVCO transmitter. The Surf 94.9 went off the air on January 16, 2011, as a result of owner Harvey Graham's bankruptcy filing in November 2009 and the legal problems with the failed condo case. The station returned to the air on April 14, 2011, with reduced power but restored to full power operation by May 2011 under new owners Norman-Worley. Ted Bell moved back to WVCO to host a midday show. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WVCO」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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