[3] Jimmy Childress and Asheville resident Harold Thomas signed on WMSJ in November 1957, operating in Sylva, North Carolina (Jackson county) on 1480 kHz.

The station's call sign was changed to WRGC in memory of Ronnie Childress, the former owner's son who was electrocuted while working on the transmitter during a thunderstorm in the 1970s (his initials were RGC).

For a significant portion of the station's history, the music format consisted primarily of country, along with some southern rock, along with news, community announcements, and local sports coverage.

The statement also addressed the permanency of this event, "Our long term plans for WRGC are not decided, but we have notified the Federal Communications Commission to go off the air until a decision is made.

"[7] After test broadcasts on April 1, 2012, the new 540 AM WRGC officially signed on at 12:05 p.m. with a welcoming statement by new owner, Roy Burnette, and the playing of the National Anthem (the Star Spangled Banner).