WCMS-FM

Last updated
WCMS-FM
Currently silent
Broadcast area Elizabeth City-Nags Head
Frequency 94.5 MHz
BrandingBig 94.5
Programming
Format Silent (formerly Country)
Affiliations Motor Racing Network
Performance Racing Network
Ownership
Owner
  • JAM Media Solutions LLC
  • (Jeffrey T. Testa, Trustee of JAM Media Solutions, LLC)
WCXL, WZPR, WVOD
History
First air date
May 1999 (as WWOC)
Former call signs
WWOC (1999–2005)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 83211
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 299 meters
Transmitter coordinates
35°29′10″N75°59′58″W / 35.48611°N 75.99944°W / 35.48611; -75.99944
Links
Public license information
Website big945.com

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 signed on in 1999. The original call sign was WWOC. The change to the WCMS call sign was granted on 7/28/2005. The station was owned by Max Media until 2018 after a sale from Ray-D-O Biz LLC. [2] [3]

The station is affiliated with the Motor Racing Network and the Performance Racing Network and carries live broadcasts of NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. [4] [5]

On March 31, 2024, WCMS ceased operations. [6] Davis Media had planned to buy WCMS and other stations but the deal will not happen. [7]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WCMS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WCMS-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WCMS-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. "Radio Affiliates". MRN - Motor Racing Network. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. "NASCAR Cup Series Affiliates". PRN. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. Beach 104 Makes Temporary Move to WZPR Radioinsight - May 3, 2024
  7. Davis Media Walks Away from Jam Media Solutions Acquisition Radioinsight - May 30, 2024