WEED (AM)

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WEED
Broadcast area Rocky Mount-Wilson
Frequency 1390 kHz
BrandingJoy 1390
Programming
Format Gospel music
Ownership
OwnerNorthstar Broadcasting Corporation
WRSV
History
First air date
1933 (1933)
Call sign meaning
Informal term for "tobacco" [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 54825
Class D
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 30 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 35°57′43.55″N77°49′33.93″W / 35.9620972°N 77.8260917°W / 35.9620972; -77.8260917
Translator(s) 105.7 W289BL (Rocky Mount)
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WEED (1390 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a gospel music format. Licensed to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Rocky Mount/Wilson area. The station is owned by Northstar Broadcasting Corporation.

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History

WEED signed on in Greenville, North Carolina, in 1933, owned by the Wynne family. After moving to Rocky Mount, WEED added an FM station which later became WRSV. Bill Wynne took over the stations from his father and ran them until Charles and Sarah Johnson bought WEED in 1988. Sarah Johnson remained as head of Northstar Broadcasting after her husband's death. [3] [4]

In 1994, WEED began a four-hour Spanish language program called La Pantera. By 2002, La Pantera had become a 24-hour format. Early that year, WEED began airing a Spanish version of the WRAL-TV 6 p.m. newscast. [5] In June 2003, WEED returned to English, with news/talk, keeping La Pantera as a part-time show. [6] On June 1, 2005, WEED changed to Spanish Christian radio. [7]

In 2002, following Hurricane Floyd, WEED applied for and received authorization from the FCC reduce night-time power from 2.5 kW using a three-tower directional antenna to 28 watts non-directional using a single tower for both day and night operation. The FCC application states the middle tower of the three-tower array was destroyed and the tuning and phasing equipment was damaged or destroyed by the hurricane.

In 2009, when it also aired Rocky Mount High School football, WEED was Old School 1390, [8] "your new home for Old School", with an urban adult contemporary format. Other formats included urban contemporary gospel.

During 2011, WEED aired some North Carolina Central University sports events. [9] Also in 2011, WEED changed from "1390 the Word" to "1390 Jammin' Gospel", airing Christian programming including 15-minute programs by pastors, and a variety of music including "urban, bluegrass, Christian country, Southern or gospel blues." Freddie Williams was program director and the only DJ. [3]

Translator

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W289BL105.7 FM Rocky Mount, North Carolina 87713250D 35°58′45.8″N77°34′35.2″W / 35.979389°N 77.576444°W / 35.979389; -77.576444 (W289BL) LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "Crop Reduction And Higher Prices Make Tobacco Truly The 'Golden Weed' Again", Henderson (North Carolina) Daily Dispatch, October 16, 1934, page 3.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WEED". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. 1 2 "Station gives voice to gospel," Rocky Mount Telegram , September 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Community remembers radio great Bill Wynne," Rocky Mount Telegram, February 11, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Spanish Radio Station To Broadcast WRAL News". Capitol Broadcasting Company. 2002-01-29. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  6. ↑ Natalie Jordan, "Latino media connect with N.C. newcomers," Rocky Mount Telegram, September 28, 2004.
  7. ↑ Fred Marion, "Local radio stations switch, tweak formats," Rocky Mount Telegram, July 21, 2005, Marquee section.
  8. ↑ Charles Alston, "Prep games on radio," The Nashville Graphic , August 18, 2009.
  9. ↑ "The shots not to be heard around the Triangle," The Herald-Sun , December 1, 2011, p. B1.
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