South Carolina Flooding: "We haven't seen this level of rain in 1,000 years. That's how big this is." That was South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley over the weekend as cities including Charleston and Columbia grappled with historic flooding. At least 14 people in the state have lost their lives. Country Aircheck reached out to area programmers on Country radio's response.

iHeartMedia/Columbia, SC OM LJ Smith: "This was a disaster in Columbia. One area called Forest Acres was covered and will be in recovery mode for weeks. There were some evacuations when creeks rose quickly and a few dams broke as recently as last night (10/5). About 1,000 people are in shelters, though that number is down from yesterday. The number of homes without power is also dropping and seven bodies in flooded vehicles have been discovered across the state.

"iHeartMedia stations are broadcasting information on how to get and give assistance around the clock. With the only full-service News station in WVOC, we're providing the most up-to-date coverage of the flood and recovery efforts. The 'VOC morning show is wall-to-wall each morning and will continue as conditions warrant. They're feeding our other stations updates every 15 minutes, in addition to the amazing coverage our other brands are providing. We're also using the power of social media. [WCOS morning co-host ] Kelly Nash's blogs have generated record traffic and activity (view here). We've been on this since Saturday and it would be hard for anyone to cover it better or deeper than our staff has. And the people of this city have really risen to the occasion and are helping in a huge way."

Cumulus/Charleston VP/MM Sherry Dollar: "Flood warnings with voluntary evacuations continue along the Edisto River and levels are being closely monitored. While there is no rain, the concern is runoff from the Midlands. Schools are still closed and there are nine dams that have been compromised. Cumulus/Charleston is operating on high alert through Saturday using our News/Talk station WTMA to update listeners across all formats. We also started 'Feed The First Responders' today in partnership with local restaurants as a small way to say 'thank-you.' Charleston's own Darius Rucker will be on America’s Morning Show [heard locally on WIWF] at 8am ET tomorrow to comment on the situation."

iHeartMedia WEZL/Charleston PD Tyler Reese: "It's not pretty, but not nearly as bad as Columbia. They have 30,000 state and local volunteers on hand, not to mention all those without power. We have a handful of areas that got it pretty bad; downtown Charleston is pretty wet and may get worse. [Afternooners] TJ & Ric stayed live and local Friday through Sunday connecting with listeners on and off air. We are holding our breath on what the downflow of water from the Midland rivers will do since the water has go somewhere. We're also teaming up with The Bobby Bones Show and the Raging Idiots for a flood relief concert in the coming weeks, and he's released an exclusive Pimpin' Joy T shirt with proceeds going to the Charleston Red Cross. Everyone is encouraged to donate by texting 'Red Cross' to 90999. WEZL has certainly demonstrated the importance of local radio."