Live from Atlantic Ford, It's Bluegrass on the Corner

WLSC is boldly going where no other radio station in this area has gone before. We will broadcast our entire show, Bluegrass on the Corner from Atlantic Ford on the radio. Sure, it's been done before, but not the way we're going to be doing it.

I can't divulge our stealth technology secrets. Not yet, anyway. I can tell you that what we're going to be unveiling is not new. Heck, we were doing this 8 years ago.

So, come out to the Grand Opening of Atlantic Ford on Highway 9 in Longs this Saturday and see what WLSC is going to be doing that will frankly put the Big Boys to shame.

We had planned a major event, but mid-week, we ran into some technical challenges that we didn't resolve until yesterday. We were actually planning to have a live band perform at the automobile dealership while we broadcast our program, but I didn't want to bite off more than I could chew in the event that we do have some technical issues.

Still, we're going to put on a show. It's Bluegrass on the Corner, Live from Atlantic Ford this Saturday, April 12th. You can hear the broadcast starting at 10:00 AM and continuing until Noon on AM 1240 and online at WLSCRadio.com.

See ya on the radio!

Grab Your Copy of The Loris Scene

Yes! Yes! Yes!, WLSC has made the front page of The Loris Scene once more. Grab a copy and see the awesome photos of our Grand Opening event. The photo of Dolly on the front page is worth 50 cents. Heck, I'd pay a dollar.

Thank you Loris Scene for making all of us at WLSC smile. I was almost started dancing when I saw the paper for the first time this week. WOW!

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Who Listens to AM Radio?

Go ahead and ask me. It seems everyone else is these days. I constantly get asked, "Who listens to AM radio?"

That's funny. Seriously, if you'd like to know who's listening to WLSC, then come hang out at the corner of Main Street and Broad Street in downtown Loris. You'll see first-hand why curiosity killed the cat.

Here's the deal, an unsuspecting motorist pulls up to the light in front of our studios. While sitting there, they see the vintage marquee sporting our larger-than-life call letters and frequency and whatever message I've bombarded the public with that week.

Wait, it get's better. Our studios are right on the corner. You can actually see the announcer on the air. Yes, we really do have live human beings behind our microphone. Now, all we have to do is smile and wave and watch the motorist reach for their radio dial and then they tune in to 1240 AM. In a perfect world, the light should change, the car behind them honks and they drive away unable to tune us out, at least until they get down the road.

I see it happen over and over and over again everyday. So come on by and give us a try. At WLSC, we get to enjoy our 15 seconds of fame everytime the light changes.

So who listens to AM radio? You do.

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Grand Opening Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Celebration

I didn't get a lot of sleep this week preparing for the Grand Opening celebration of our the WLSC studios. There was plenty to do in preperation for the event like painting, cleaning, hanging photos and making sure the invitations were mailed and sending out press releases to the media and.....I think you get the idea.

Folks started arriving before 9 AM and they kept coming through the afternoon. The Morris Brothers kicked off Bluegrass on the Corner and entertained our standing room only crowd with two hours of good ol' bluegrass music. Wow!

We aired the event on WLSC and even on our website, WLSCRadio.com. It was HUGE! Speaking of huge, Dolly joined us while we had lunch and posed for photos and entertained the crowd with a couple of songs. It was HUGE!

After lunch, Promiseland, a Southern Gospel group from Wilimington, NC entertained the audience with a full set of inspirational songs.

Considering we had rain all day, we're pleased with the turnout and the response. A couple of newspapers stopped by and a reporter from WPDE-TV 15. Man, I love it when the media talks about what we're doing. I have a feeling they're going to be doing a whole lot of talking about us because we've got BIG plans for America's Biggest Little Station. After all WLSC is celebrating 50 years of service to the Carolinas!

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Banana Jack Will Appear on Carolina People on Tuesday, April 1st

I thought it was my job to help promote Carolina People, but Greg Everett and Shari Harms extended an invitation for me to appear on the popular daily television show and I just couldn't say "No".

Greg Everett may host the program, but it's Shari who goes above and beyond the call of duty to make sure Greg is loaded for bear when the tape starts rolling.

Anyway, I will be Greg Everett's guest on Tuesday, April 1st. We'll be talking about WLSC's 50 year history and my 25 years in boradcasting. We'll even highlight some of the events taking place at our Grand Opening celebration at the WLSC studios on Saturday, April 5th.

Carolina People airs weekday mornings at 7:00 on WFXB-Fox TV (Cable Channel 7). You can also watch past interviews from 2007 to the present by visiting www.carolinapeople.com.

Thanks Greg and Shari.

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WLSC featured on the Front Page of The Loris Times

Grab one quick. The March 20 - 26 edition of The Loris Times features a story about WLSC.

Gretta Burroughs, a free-lance reporter with The Loris Times interviewed me a few weeks ago and honestly, I had forgotten all about the interview until I received my copy of the paper in the mail.

Hey man, it was another front page, above-the-fold momentous occasion. You can't buy advertising like that. WOW!

Thanks to Gretta Burroughs and everyone at The Loris Times for sharing WLSC with your readers.

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WLSC Grand Opening Scheduled for April 5th

How does a radio station which has been on the air for 50 years celebrate a Grand Opening? You just do it. It's that simple.

Saturday, April 5, 2008 is a day that we hope folks will be talking about for a long time. Our Grand Opening celebration will take place on the same day that The Loris Chamber of Commerce sponsors an old-fashioned Sidewalk Sale. Does anyone remember when small town used to do this? Man, I used to get a kick when my mom would take me to town and there would be stuff on the street. Cool!

Anyway, The City of Loris is closing Main Street from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM. All the merchants on Main Street will be bringing merchandise out on the sidewalk. It's going to be a day that brings a lot folks to the downtown area and we're going to capitalize on it. We're basically opening up the doors so folks can get an upclose look at how radio is made fresh daily from the cornwer of Main Street and Broad Street.

The Chamber of Commerce will swinging by for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. (Yeah!, another photo-op...Hooray!) We're even going to serve up some delicious chicken bog around lunch time. (Heck, chicken bog made Loris famous, so it can't hurt us. Right?) We're also going to have a bluegrass band join us for the day.

WLSC will be kicking off a new live radio show called Bluegrass on the Corner. Our first broadcast will feature The Morris Brothers. Bluegrass on the Corner will debut at 10:00 am and will continue until Noon. We're going to be doing a lot of live bluegrass from downtown Loris. Bluegrass on the Corner has the potential to become one of the most talked about radio shows in the Carolinas. (Hey, I'm a dreamer...)

Throughout the day, we'll also entertain the masses with a Dolly Parton impersonator and Granny Clampett from Dino's TV Variety Show, a live show which tuly is one of the undiscovered gems of nightly entertainment along the Grand Strand. (Dino's TV Variety Show can be seen at The Tara Theatre in Litchfield Beach. Visit www.dinostvvarietyshow.com for more informoation.)

During our Grand Opening, we'll also have plenty of refreshments, giveaways and prizes. As we get closer to the celebration, I'm certain that we'll be adding to the fun. So, make plans to join us and all the good folks here in Loris on Saturday, April 5th as WLSC celebrates 50 years of service to the Carolinas.

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