WHDZ (101.5 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

Buxton, North Carolina Buxton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on Hatteras Island (part of the Outer Banks) near Cape Hatteras. It is located in Dare County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, it had a populatio ...

, United States, the station is currently owned by Radio Hatteras, Inc.

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The

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issued a

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for the station on April 1, 2005. The station was assigned the WHDZ

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on April 13, 2005, and received its license to cover on May 5, 2008. The station was used for emergency news and weather information including

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alerts, rebroadcasting from

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station KIG99. In late 2013, the licenses of WHDZ (and translator station WHDX, which also broadcasts from Buxton) were transferred to non-profit organization Radio Hatteras, Inc. WHDZ and WHDX changed formats in early 2014, and now broadcasts a variety format, relying on volunteer announcers and disc jockeys to produce

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related programming. On July 16, 2015, via their Facebook page, Radio Hatteras announced that they had received permission from the FCC to move WHDX's transmitter to

Waves, North Carolina Waves is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. It is on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 134. Waves, along w ...

and increase power to 150 watts. With the move, Radio Hatteras' signals will cover the entirety of Hatteras Island.

Radio Hatteras Stations

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* * * {{News/Talk Radio Stations in North Carolina HDZ Radio stations established in 2008 Community radio stations in the United States Dare County, North Carolina Hatteras Island

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Radio Hatteras Stations

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