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, which can be sorted by their
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List of radio stations


Defunct

* WBIG * WCRY * WGIV * WGSB * WGTL * WGTM (Spindale, North Carolina) * WGTM (Wilson, North Carolina) * WJBX * WJOS * WJPI * WLTT * WMBL * WOOW * WPTP-LP * WQNX * WRDK * WSPF * WTOW * WTRQ * WVBS *
WVOT WVOT (1420 AM) was a radio station licensed to and located in Wilson, North Carolina, United States. The FCC assigned frequency was 1420 kHz. The station operated at 1,000 Watts non-directional by day, and 500 watts directional at night, lar ...
* WVSP * WWIL *
WWNG WWNG (1330 AM) was a radio station broadcasting an adult standards/ MOR format to the Havelock, North Carolina, United States area. The station was owned by Dick Broadcasting, through licensee Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee. WWNG ...


See also

* North Carolina media **
List of newspapers in North Carolina There have been newspapers in North Carolina since the ''North-Carolina Gazette'' began publication in the Province of North Carolina in 1751. As of January 2020, there were approximately 260 newspapers in publication in North Carolina. While pr ...
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List of television stations in North Carolina This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Full-power stations VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel. Defunct full-power stati ...
** Media of
cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
in North Carolina:
Asheville Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous ci ...
,
Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
,
Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county * Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in N ...
, Fayetteville,
Greensboro Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte, North Car ...
, High Point,
Raleigh Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ...
, Wilmington,
Winston-Salem Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in ...


References


Bibliography

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External links

* (Directory ceased in 2017)
North Carolina Association of Broadcasters

Asheville Radio Museum
(est. 2001)
Carolinas Chapter of the Antique Wireless Association


Images

File:Radio listeners at Duke University-North Carolina football game circa 1939 Library of Congress fsa1998013982.jpg, Radio listeners in Durham during football game (Duke University vs. North Carolina), circa 1939 File:WBT-AM tower after hugo.JPG, WBT-AM tower in Charlotte area after
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, 1989
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North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...