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Station Information
Station Information
Call Letters: WCRE
Frequency: 1420 AM
Location: Cheraw, SC
WCRE banned The Beatles!
Evidence of the Ban:
Evidence of the Ban:
South Carolina's Florence Morning News reported on August 4, 1966 that "The only Pee Dee station to report it has discontinued Beatles records was WCRE in Cheraw. Station manager Bob Turnage described the Lennon statement as a 'sort of blood-curdling thing.' "
Current Info:
Current Info:
Correspondence:
Correspondence:
The station was contacted to see if they want to apologize to The Beatles, but they did not respond.
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