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WLSC Broadcasts Bluegrass on the Waccamaw Live, May 10, 2008

Grand Opening Event & Photos Saturday, April 5, 2008

Listeners Round the World...dancing in Costa Rica (2/6/08)

Banana Jack's Sign a Landmark in Loris, SC (1/10/08)

Banana Jack Murphy Productions LLC Files FCC Application To Purchase WLSC AM 1240 (10/7/07)

… Banana Jack Celebrates with live bluegrass, gospel and studio tours

EVENT:
The look of downtown Loris has changed thanks to the efforts of Banana Jack Murphy, the new owner of WLSC AM 1240. After months of preparation WLSC’s new office and studio is ready and open to the public. The official Ribbon Cutting is scheduled for Saturday, April 5 with the Loris Chamber of Commerce.

 So, how does a radio station which has been on the air for 50 years celebrate a Grand Opening? With music, celebrities and an open door so folks can get an up-close look at how radio is made fresh daily from the corner of Main Street and Broad Street.

WLSC will be kicking off a new live radio show called “Bluegrass on the Corner” on Saturday. The first broadcast will feature The Morris Brothers in the new WLSC office with a live audience. “Bluegrass on the Corner” will debut at 10 AM and will continue until Noon. “We're going to be doing a lot of live bluegrass from downtown Loris,” explains Murphy. “Bluegrass on the Corner has the potential to become one of the most talked about radio shows in the Carolinas.” WLSC streams live round the clock at www.wlscradio.com.

Music will continue in the afternoon with Promiseland, a gospel band. A Dolly Parton impersonator from “Dino's TV Variety Show” will also make an appearance and entertain. (Dino's TV Variety Show can be seen at The Tara Theatre in Litchfield Beach.)

Our Grand Opening celebration will take place on the same day that The Loris Chamber of Commerce sponsors an old-fashioned Sidewalk Sale. 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,” exclaim Banana Jack.

SCHEDULE:  (Listen live online www.wlscradio.com.)

• 10 AM – NOON:  “Bluegrass on the Corner” debuts featuring The Morris Brothers live
• 10 AM – NOON:   WLSC Studios open for public tour
• NOON:  WLSC Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (tentatively schedule for Noon)
• 1:30 PM:  Promiseland (Gospel Band) performs live
• 1:30 PM -  5 PM: WLSC Studios open for public tour

 Afternoon appearances by “Dolly”

For more information contact Banana Jack at 843-222-4652

(Thursday, January 10, 2008)

Banana Jack’s sign - a new landmark in Loris!
… as WLSC Radio in Loris to erect Theatre-Style Marquee Sign

PHOTO OPP:  Friday, January 11, 2008 – 8:30-9:45 AM installation happens with a crane and a bucket truck.

Location: 4164 Main Street, Loris, corner of Main Street & Broad Street (SC 9 & US 701).

EVENT: The look of downtown Loris will be changing thanks to the efforts of Banana Jack Murphy, the new owner of AM 1240 WLSC.  On Friday morning (January 11, 2008), the unveiling of a new theatre-style marquee will take place at the new WLSC studios located at 4164 Main Street in Loris.  Murphy says, "We're located at the busiest intersection in town, so why not take advantage of the location." The station is located at the corner of Main Street and Broad Street (SC 9 & US 701).

DETAILS: The sign will feature the station's call letters and frequency in 18" neon channel letters at the top and a white message board in the center. Murphy says, "There will be no doubt in anyone's mind after this sign is erected that there's a new radio station on the corner."  In addition to promoting station activities on the marquee, WLSC will also promote community events such as The Loris Bog-Off.  Murphy adds, "The inspiration to include a theatre style marquee came from a recent family visit to Mt. Airy, NC."  Banana Jack, a big fan of The Andy Griffith Show, saw where he could bring a little bit of Mayberry back to Horry County.  "I took one look at that cinema marquee sign in downtown Mt. Airy and I envisioned what a similar sign would look like in downtown Loris.  I just couldn't stop thinking about it.  Loris reminds me of Mayberry anyway, with a small town charm, so we just had to do it." Murphy adds, "I can't wait to see what it looks like at night.  We're going to prove to everyone in the world that Loris does not roll up the sidewalks at night." The retro sign was created by Neon Works in Myrtle Beach, that company's team will start erecting the sign around 8:30 AM. The new sign even inspired the design of WLSC’s new web site, www.wlscradio.com. “We looked at a lot of radio stations’ sites and they all seemed so busy. Once the marquee became a reality for WLSC, Jack and I both knew what the site had to look like,” explains Barb Krumm. The station can be heard worldwide as it streams from the new website being launched simultaneously.

PURCHASE:  Banana Jack Murphy, who has been on the air in this area since 1989, formed a new company in July of 2007 with his wife Barb Krumm. Banana Jack Murphy Productions LLC, signed a letter of intent to purchase WLSC on October 3, 2007.  The FCC approved the sale of the station in mid November 2007 and Banana Jack Murphy Production LLC took over the day-to-day operations of WLSC on November 30, 2007.

ON AIR: WLSC started broadcasting from the new studios on December 27, 2007. The first announcer on the air was Murphy and Krumm's three year old son, Tristan, who simply uttered, "WLSC radio!"

PROGRAMMING:  WLSC is the epitome of hometown radio.  Country music can be heard during the day and Southern Gospel is broadcast from 6:00 until 9:00 during the evenings.  WLSC recently started broadcasting 5 hours of bluegrass on Saturday afternoons and plans are underway to expand on that.  A new show, Bluegrass on the Corner is in the works.  This program will feature live bluegrass music played by local and regional acts.  This show will be broadcast on AM 1240 WLSC and on the station's website, www.wlscradio.com.

For more information or interview opportunities, contact Banana Jack at 843-222-4652 or Barb Krumm at 843-457-0601.

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(Sunday, October 7, 2007)

Banana Jack Murphy Productions LLC Files FCC Application To Purchase WLSC AM 1240 in Loris, South Carolina

The Banana Jack Murphy Show could be returning to the airwaves very shortly. For more than 18 years, Banana Jack delighted morning radio listeners along the Grand Strand.

Banana Jack Murphy, a native of North Carolina moved to the Myrtle Beach area in 1989 to host the morning show on WKZQ 101.7. He would remain on that dial position for more than 12 years until he moved over to Wave 104.1 in September of 2001 to replace a controversial nationally syndicated program.

Banana Jack would remain at Wave 104.1 for 5 1/2 years. Murphy's farewell broadcast was April 17, 2007. Oddly enough, the popular local radio host was replaced by a nationally syndicated program.

Although Jack exited morning radio he didn't completely disappear. Banana Jack also hosts the popular televison program, River Talk with Jack Murphy which airs daily at 6:30 AM on WWMB- TV 21. River Talk can also be seen at 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM daily on HTC Cable Channel 4. Murphy has hosted River Talk since 1997.

Over the summer, Murphy and his wife, Barb Krumm, who currently serves as marketing and public relations director for Ocean Lakes Family Campground, formed a new company, Banana Jack Murphy Productions LLC. Since forming this new company, the couple has been working hard to put together a deal with J.A.R.C. Broadcasting Inc., which currently owns WLSC 1240 AM in Loris, SC.

Finally, after months of negotiating, the deal came together. On Wednesday, October 3, 2007, an application was filed with the FCC seeking transfer of the radio station's license from J.A.R.C. Broadcasting Inc. to Banana Jack Murphy Productions LLC. Upon FCC approval of the sale, Banana Jack will take over the day to day operations of WLSC.

Currently, Banana Jack Murphy is hosting the well known Bargain Barn program, which airs daily between 8:00 AM until 10:00 AM on WLSC. The Bargain Barn is basically an on-air classifieds program which provides listeners an opportunity to buy, sell and trade just about anything one could imagine. Listeners are invited to call (843) 756-1223 to be part of the program.

New studios and offices for WLSC are currently under construction at 4164 Main Street, at the intersection of US 701 and SC 9 in downtown Loris.

One of the most exciting things that will be happening at the new WLSC studios is live music. Bluegrass and other genres of music will be performed live by local and regional bands and artists on site and will be broadcast on the station.

In the not so distant future, listeners around the world will also be able to tune in to WLSC via the radio station's website, which is currently being developed.

Banana Jack Murphy is thrilled to be back on the radio and is committed to building a community radio station that the City of Loris can be proud of calling it's own.

Banana Jack has been married to Barb Krumm for 10 years. The couple has one son, Tristan who will be 3 in December 2007.

For interviews or more information....Banana Jack 843-222-4652.

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