WNCT-FM
WNCT-FM (107.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Greenville, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Rocky Mount, Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville area. The station is currently owned by Beasley Broadcasting Group, Inc., through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC.
History
In 1963, Roy H. Park, owner of WNCT-TV, bought WGTC, Greenville's oldest radio station, which broadcast at 5,000 watts at 1590 AM, and changed its letters to WNCT. WNCT-FM was soon added. The station was referred to as "FM 108" as an instrumental beautiful music station. In 1992, music containing vocals were added - first two cuts per hour, then three, until the instrumentals were dropped entirely. This format change occurred around the same time as the death of Roy H Park. In 1993, the format was changed to light adult contemporary, adopting the moniker "Easy 108". Later that year, the name was changed to "Lite 108". The switch to "Oldies 107.9" came in 1994 after several years of soft adult contemporary music.
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WNCT (AM)
WNCT (1070 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a beach music format. Licensed to Greenville, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Greenville-New Bern area. The station is currently owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC.
History
In 1963, Roy H. Park, owner of WNCT-TV, bought WGTC, Greenville's oldest radio station, which broadcast at 5000 watts at 1590 AM, and changed its letters to WNCT. An FM station was soon added. Eventually, the AM moved to 1070 and increased to 10,000 watts.
Hinton Media Group programmed WNCT when it was "Talk 1070" and aired its programming on Cable Channel 7. In 2006, WNCT increased its daytime power to 50,000 watts. The station also became the first AM in North Carolina to use HD radio.
During 2008, WNCT played contemporary Christian music.
WNCT-AM is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC. The station currently brands itself as "Beach, Boogie and Blues" and plays Carolina Beach Music. It can be heard online at http://beachboogieandblues.com/.
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