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WRTP
WRTP (88.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian adult contemporary format. Licensed to Franklinton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Raleigh–Durham area. The station is owned by Radio Training Network, with studios on Falls of Neuse Road in north Raleigh. Its transmitter is located near Warrenton. History After Carolina Christian Communications sold WRTP (1530 AM) and simulcast stations WRTG and WGSB to Radio Training Network, that company bought WHGG-FM (90.1) in Roanoke Rapids, which was licensed to a school, and changed its name to WRTP-FM. The first translator, W216BN at 91.1 in Raleigh, signed on in 1999, giving the stations a nighttime signal in that area. W216BN moved from north Raleigh to the WSHA tower to prevent interference to WUNC-FM. Another translator was W257BH at 99.3 FM in Lizard Lick, serving eastern Wake County. In 2005, WRTP-FM moved to the 88.5 frequency, former home of WZRU.Fred Marion, "Local radio stations switch, tweak f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Research Triangle
The Research Triangle, or simply The Triangle, are both common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Anchored by the cities of Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, Durham and the town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the region is home to three major research universities: North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, respectively. The "Triangle" name originated in the 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park located between the three anchor cities, which is the largest Science park, research park in the United States and home to numerous high tech companies. The nine-county region, officially named the Raleigh–Durham–Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area by the Office of Management and Budget, comprises the Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh–Cary, North Carolina, Cary, Durham, North Carolina, Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raleigh–Durham
The Research Triangle, or simply The Triangle, are both common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Anchored by the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill, the region is home to three major research universities: North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, respectively. The "Triangle" name originated in the 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park located between the three anchor cities, which is the largest research park in the United States and home to numerous high tech companies. The nine-county region, officially named the Raleigh–Durham–Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area by the Office of Management and Budget, comprises the Raleigh– Cary, Durham– Chapel Hill, and Henderson, NC Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The 2020 census put the population of the area at 2,106,463, making it the second-largest combined statistical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WLLQ
WLLQ is a clear-channel station#Daytimers, daytime-only AM broadcasting, AM radio station licensed to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on 1530 kHz. The station is part of the regional Mexican music network called . History WLLQ debuted in 1973 as WRBX, a jazz-formatted station under the ownership of Stuart Epperson, later the head of national Christian broadcaster Salem Communications. WRBX's studios were located on Chapel Hill's West Rosemary Street, and the daytime-only station had 5,000 watts of power. As the jazz format lost listeners to competitors on the FM dial, WRBX moved towards an inspirational Christian format. By 1978, WRBX had changed to a southern gospel radio format, format, increased its power to 10,000 watts and moved to studios on Durham, North Carolina, Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard (U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina, US 15/U.S. Route 501, 501) near present-day New Hope Commons Shopping Center. In 1979, Epperson sold WRBX to Hugh Johnston, who changed the stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WRTG
WRTG (1000 AM broadcasting, AM) is a clear-channel station#Daytimers, daytime-only radio station licensed to Garner, North Carolina, which also serves the Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh region. It airs a Spanish language format as part of the network. History WRTG began in 1969 as Country music, country station WKBQ. In 1987, the station became classic country WHEV under the ownership of Henry E. Veil. After going dark (broadcasting), silent in the early 1990s, Veil gave the license to Durham, North Carolina, Durham-based Carolina Christian Communications, which signed 1000 AM back on the air in 1994 as WRTG with a simulcast of contemporary Christian station WLLQ, WRTP, 1530 AM. A third AM signal, WGSB (AM), WGSB (1060 AM in Mebane, North Carolina) joined the simulcast in 1995. The stations were then known as "His Radio WRTP" and owned by Radio Training Network along with WRTP-FM in Roanoke Rapids and several FM broadcast relay station, translators across the Triangle and Easte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGSB (AM)
WGSB was an AM radio station licensed to Mebane, North Carolina and broadcasting on 1060 kHz. It began operation in 1974 as the first station licensed to Mebane, went off the air in 2017, and was deleted in 2019. History WGSB debuted in March 1974, with the call letters WQWX, as the first station licensed to Mebane. For its entire existence the station was authorized for daytime-only operation on 1060 kHz with 1,000 watts and 500 watts during critical hours. It was initially operated by Mebane-Hillsborough Broadcasting, Inc. At its start station management announced that WQWX would feature "popular songs of the day and popular album cuts", and would "serve the people of Alamance, Orange and Caswell counties with their own station". A subsequent change to rock music was reported to have been "a disaster", and in 1977 the station had switched to gospel music, as part of the Christian Impact Radio Network. In 1979 the station was sold to Benchmark Communications, Lt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCCE
WCCE (90.1 FM; "His Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Buies Creek, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Fayetteville area. The station is owned by Radio Training Network and is a full-time satellite of WRTP in Franklinton. Geographic coverage WCCE's 15,000 watt signal covers all of Harnett and Cumberland counties as well as parts of Wake, Lee, Johnston and Sampson counties. Former programming The station had previously been the student radio station of Campbell University in Buies Creek. It formerly aired a format featuring easy listening music during parts of the broadcast day along with religious programming; during this period, WCCE was branded as "Light and Easy 90.1". This format was featured during the 1990s and early 2000s before being dropped in 2006 in favor of a Christian music format mixed with other religious programming. It also aired various athletic events of the Campbell Fighting Came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WRDU
WRDU (100.7 FM, "100.7 WRDU") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Wake Forest, North Carolina. The station is owned by iHeartMedia though licensee iHM Licenses, LLC and broadcasts a classic rock format. Its broadcast tower is near Middlesex at (). The station's service contour covers a large portion of Eastern North Carolina, including the cities of Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh, Durham, North Carolina, Durham, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Rocky Mount, Greenville, North Carolina, Greenville, and Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, Roanoke Rapids. WRDU uses HD Radio. History WCEC-FM/WFMA In 1947, Mel Warner and his father-in-law, ''Rocky Mount Evening Telegram'' founder Josh Horne, signed on WCEC 810 AM and WCEC-FM 100.7 FM in Rocky Mount. The stations hired legendary agricultural broadcaster Ray Wilkinson in 1948, and along with WRAL-FM Raleigh and WGBR Goldsboro, started the Tobacco Network. It was sold to WRAL-FM owner A. J. Fletcher, and has grown int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WLFA
WLFA (91.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian music format to Asheville, North Carolina and the surrounding area. The station is currently owned by Radio Training Network, Inc. and is part of its "His Radio" network. The station mostly simulcasts programming from flagship WLFJ-FM in Greenville, South Carolina; which operates translators in nearby Hendersonville, Weaverville and Black Mountain. Programming includes music by such artists as MercyMe, Michael W. Smith, Point of Grace, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jeremy Camp, Avalon, Toby Mac, and Mark Schultz, as well as family ministries such as those of Dr. James Dobson and Charles Stanley. History Jim Robinson started WBMU ("Where Black Means Unity") on April 7, 1975 as Asheville's first nonprofit radio station, primarily serving an African-American audience. Programming included jazz, reggae, funk and talk. As of November 1987 it had been off the air for six months, with plans to sell to minister Kenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Training Network
Radio Training Network, Inc. is an American non-profit organization, non-profit broadcasting organization that operates several networks of Christian radio-radio format, formatted stations, mostly in the Southeast. The network's footprint includes stations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina and South Carolina. The network is based in Port Richey, Florida. Some stations are programmed as "The Joy FM", and several are known as "His Radio". History In May 1976, Jim and Ruth Campbell took over the management and programming of WCIE 91.3 FM, a non-commercial station in Lakeland, Florida, which was owned by the Evangel Christian School. The station quickly became a financial success, raising more than enough listener support to keep it on the air. (The station later moved to 91.1 MHz and is now WKES, owned by the Moody Bible Institute.) The ministry expanded outside of Lakeland with the construction of its second and third stations, WLFJ-FM in Greenville, Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WRKV
WRKV (88.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian music format. Licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Research Triangle. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation and features programming from K-Love. WRKV broadcasts in the HD Radio format. History In 1968, Shaw University became the first black college to own a radio station, broadcasting a Jazz/Gospel/Community Interest format as WSHA. At first, the station used an antenna on top of a building on the downtown campus, but in the late 1990s, a new tower was built in southeast Raleigh near Interstate 40. WFSS in Fayetteville, North Carolina, moved from 89.1 FM to 91.9 FM to allow WSHA to increase power. WFSS was bought by WUNC and now is part of the WUNC network. In March 2018, Shaw University announced that it would sell the WSHA broadcast license to the Educational Media Foundation. The sale did not include the station's tower, call letters, or equipment; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Que Pasa Radio
Que Pasa Radio was a network of radio stations in North Carolina broadcasting music and news in Spanish. Que Pasa Radio was heard on WYSR 1590 AM High Point, NC and was formerly heard on WREV 1220 AM Reidsville, NC, WTOB 1380 AM Winston-Salem, NC, WLLO 1530 AM Durham, NC, WWBG 1470 AM Greensboro, NC and WRTG WRTG (1000 AM broadcasting, AM) is a clear-channel station#Daytimers, daytime-only radio station licensed to Garner, North Carolina, which also serves the Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh region. It airs a Spanish language format as part of the ... 1000 AM Raleigh, NC. See also * Que Pasa Newspaper * {{NorthCarolina-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
