On June 16, 1959, WETC signed on the air.[3] It was a 250 wattdaytimer. Because AM 540 is a clear-channel frequency reserved for Canada and Mexico, WETC had to sign-off every evening at sunset to avoid interfering with skywave signals of other radio stations. It was later allowed to broadcast at night, but only with reduced power.
WETC's call letters originally were said to stand for "We Entertain Tobacco Country". (With its current Catholic radio format, the slogan was changed to "We're Every Thing Catholic.") WETC was a long-time country music station. In 1992, it became the first radio station to target the Research Triangle's Spanish-speaking community with part-time programming. It went completely Spanish by the late 1990s. WETC was owned by East Wake Broadcasting and later Carolina Regional Broadcasting before Prieto Communications bought it in 2004.
Prieto Communications sold WETC to Marta Sanchez's Sanchez Broadcasting Corporation for consideration of the forgiveness of $1.45 million in debt; the transaction was consummated on January 4, 2013.
Effective August 31, 2018, Sanchez Broadcasting sold WETC to Divine Mercy Radio, Inc. for $850,000. Divine Mercy is a non-profit organization devoted to Catholic Radio programming. On October 1, 2018, Divine Mercy Radio filed a "Remain Silent Authority" application with the FCC, citing major technical issues. At the time, the station was expected to remain off the air for 120 days while technicians made repairs. WETC resumed regular operations on February 4, 2019.[6]
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