WNCT (AM)

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WNCT
WNCT beachboogieblues logo.png
Broadcast area Greenville-New Bern
Frequency 1070 kHz
BrandingBeach, Boogie, & Blues Radio
Programming
Format Beach music
Ownership
Owner
WIKS, WSFL-FM, WMGV, WMJV
History
First air date
1940 (1940)
Former call signs
WGTC (1940–1965) [1]
Former frequencies
  • 1500 kHz (1940–1941)
  • 1490 kHz (1941–1950)
  • 1590 kHz (1950–1972) [2]
Call sign meaning
North Carolina Television (from former sister station WNCT-TV)
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 57841
Class D
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 13 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 35°36′11.58″N77°25′33.88″W / 35.6032167°N 77.4260778°W / 35.6032167; -77.4260778
Translator(s) See § Translators [4]
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.beachboogieandblues.com

WNCT (1070 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a beach music format, as "Beach, Boogie and Blues". Licensed to Greenville, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Greenville-New Bern area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group Inc.

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History

In 1963, Roy H. Park, owner of WNCT-TV, bought WGTC, Greenville's oldest radio station. At the time, the station broadcast at 5,000 watts at 1590 AM. WGTC changed its call letters to the current WNCT two years later. In 1969, WNCT moved to 1070 AM and increased its power to 10,000 watts. [5] [2]

Hinton Media Group programmed WNCT when it was "Talk 1070" and aired its programming on local Cable Channel 7. In 2006, WNCT increased its daytime power to 50,000 watts. The station also became the first AM station in North Carolina to utilize HD radio technology. [6]

By 2008, WNCT aired a contemporary Christian music format. As of January 5, 2009, the station currently brands itself as "Beach, Boogie and Blues" and plays Carolina Beach Music.

On February 2, 2017, Beasley Media Group announced that it would sell its six stations and four translators in the Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, North Carolina market, including WNCT, to Curtis Media Group for $11 million to reduce the company's debt; the deal separated the station from WNCT-FM, which was concurrently divested to Inner Banks Media to comply with FCC ownership limits. [7] The sale was completed on May 1, 2017. [8] [9]

The beach music format began a simulcast on WELS-FM in Kinston on July 1, 2017. [10]

Translators

In addition to the two main stations, WNCT is relayed by an additional three translators to widen its broadcast area. The translators are fed by WIKS-HD2.

Broadcast translators for WIKS-HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W239BC95.7 FM New Bern, North Carolina 1573182500  m (0  ft)D 35°8′21.6″N77°4′40.8″W / 35.139333°N 77.078000°W / 35.139333; -77.078000 (W239BC) LMS
W266AV101.1 FM Jacksonville, North Carolina 15727025072.6 m (238 ft)D 34°44′56.6″N77°24′49.9″W / 34.749056°N 77.413861°W / 34.749056; -77.413861 (W266AV) LMS
W290CB105.9 FM Winterville, North Carolina 157773250150.2 m (493 ft)D 35°32′39.6″N77°21′24.3″W / 35.544333°N 77.356750°W / 35.544333; -77.356750 (W290CB) LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "For the record" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 11, 1965. p. 85.
  2. 1 2 "FCC History Cards for WNCT". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 1, 1980. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WNCT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "About Us".
  5. ↑ Archived May 24, 2024, at archive.today
  6. ↑ "About Us". talk1070.com. August 19, 2006. Archived from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Layden, Laura (February 3, 2017). "Beasley to sell six stations in North Carolina for $11 million". Naples Daily News . Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Consummation Notice (WSFL-FM, etc.)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Consummation Notice (WNCT-FM)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ Venta, Lance (3 July 2017). "Beach Boogie & Blues Expands To Kinston - RadioInsight". RadioInsight.


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