WVOD (99.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Manteo, North Carolina serving the Outer Banks of North Carolina which includes Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head. WVOD broadcasts at 50,000 watts at 99.1 FM and is silent, formerly formatted as an AAA or

Adult Album Alternative Adult album alternative (also triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a radio format. See pages 9 and 10Mills, Joshua. "A New Radio Music Format: Rock for Prosperous Adults" New York Times, Feb 28 1994, p. 2. ProQuest. Web. Accessed September 4, ...

music station. The station is owned by Jam Media Solutions, LLC.

History

WVOD-FM began life on 99.3 FM as 99 3D, "Your Voices of Dare". Two Dare County businesswomen established the station under the company name "Orbit Communications", and with the license and engineering permits in place, the station began broadcasting on Easter weekend 1986. At the time the station went on the air, there were only three full-time salaried announcers on the company payroll. The station broadcast with 3 kW, moving to 99.1 in 1989 in order to upgrade to 50,000 watts. The original studio and offices were located in an old hardware store on the Manteo waterfront across the street from the Dare County courthouse. Around 1996, WVOD became a full-fledged AAA station and the station moniker became 'The Sound 99.1". In 2006, Convergent Broadcasting LLC, which had bought the station in 2002, sold WVOD, WFMZ, WYND-FM and

WZPR WZPR (92.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Nags Head, North Carolina, serving the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The station is owned by East Carolina Radio, Inc. The original WZPR was a country station in Meadville, Pennsylvania at 100.3 FM ...

to CapSan Media LLC. Hengooch, LLC bought WVOD, WYND-FM, and WZPR/WFMZ in 2010 for $200,000. Max Radio of the Carolinas operated WVOD, WZPR/WFMZ,

WCMS-FM WCMS-FM (94.5 FM) is a silent radio station, formerly broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Hatteras, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Elizabeth City-Nags Head area. WCMS has used the name "Water Country" since it ...

and WCXL as of 2013; WYND-FM was sold. In 2018, Hengooch, LLC sold all of its North Carolina stations to Jam Media Solutions, LLC. Davis Media planned to buy WVOD and other stations but the deal is off. On July 9, 2024, WVOD ceased operations.Jam Media Solutions Shutters Rest of Kill Devil Hills Signals
Radioinsight - August 5, 2024 99.1 has returned to air and is in the process of being purchased by Lisa Davis Brickhouse who has been on the air there for years.

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* VOD Radio stations established in 1986 1986 establishments in North Carolina Adult album alternative radio stations in the United States Silent radio stations Elizabeth City, North Carolina micropolitan area {{NorthCarolina-radio-station-stub