WYRD (AM)

WYRD
Broadcast areaUpstate South Carolina
Frequency1330 kHz
BrandingUpstate Red
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatConservative talk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
  • November 23, 1924 (1924-11-23) (Knoxville, Tennessee)
  • May 3, 1933 (1933-05-03) (Greenville)
Former call signs
WFBC (1924–1997)
Call sign meaning
"Word" (Y substitutes for the O, used in sister station WORD)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID34389
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
34°51′19.4″N 82°25′25.4″W / 34.855389°N 82.423722°W / 34.855389; -82.423722
Repeaters
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitewww.audacy.com/upstatered

WYRD (1330 kHz), branded as "Upstate Red", is a conservative talk-formatted commercial AM radio station, licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to Audacy, Inc. in Greenville, South Carolina, which serves Upstate South Carolina. Studios and transmitter site are located in Greenville.

The station power is 5 kW, non-directional daytime and three-way directional at night. Programming is simulcast on WORD (950 AM) in Spartanburg, and WYRD-FM’s HD2 subchannel.