WANS (1280 AM) is a classic hits radio station located in Anderson, South Carolina. The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast with 5 kW. during the daytime and 1 kW. directional at night. WANS signed on the air in 1949. For most of its existence, it was a Top-40, Rock, Pop station. It was paired up with 100,00 WANS-FM 107.3 (now WJMZ-FM) in the 1960`s. Both stations had separate feeds and broadcast from studios located on Clemson Blvd. in Anderson. The two stations were wildly popular for many years. A large WANS-AM/FM sign was erected in front of the studios on Clemson Blvd. and advertised local Anderson stores and community events. In 1988, news studios were built beside the existing ones. After new ownership took over in 1990, declining ratings and lost of key staff caused a steep