WCRE

Station Information

Call Letters: WCRE

Frequency: 1420 AM

Location: Cheraw, SC

WCRE banned The Beatles!

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:

Correspondence:

The station was contacted to see if they want to apologize to The Beatles, but they did not respond.