WANS (1280 AM) was a southern gospel radio station located in Anderson, South Carolina, United States.
The station began simulcasting WFBC (1330 AM)'s news–talk feed out of Greenville, South Carolina.
In late 1993, WRIX-AM-FM owner Matt Phillips purchased WANS and moved all operations back to Anderson.
WANS then played a mix of oldies music and standards for several years with live and local DJs such as Jerry Peeler's beach show and Jimmy Gilstrap's classic 1960s and 1970s rock-n-roll, which was live every Saturday.
In early 2000, the station became all Carolina beach oldies headed by longtime WANS DJ and manager Dann Scott.
Owner Tom Ervin donated WRIX-AM-FM and WANS to the Power Foundation out of Greenville, South Carolina, which operates southern gospel radio stations in other markets.
[2] WANS celebrated 65 years on the air on June 1, 2014, with a radio special hosted by upstate radio veteran "Jazzy" Jeff Bright, host of The Greatest Hits on sister station WRIX-FM 103.1.
On November 29, 2014, WANS changed its format from sports to classic hits, simulcasting WRIX-FM 103.1.
On December 1, 2016, WANS changed its format to southern gospel, branded as "God's Country".
The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on February 9, 2024,[3] as WANS had been silent since at least March 15, 2022.