WUDE
WUDE (106.3 FM)/WNTB (93.7 FM) "The Dude" are simulcast radio stations broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Bolivia, North Carolina, USA, and Topsail Beach, North Carolina, USA, respectively, WUDE and WNTB serve the Wilmington area. The stations are currently owned by Thomas Davis, through licensee Davis Media, LLC of Williamsburg, Virginia.
Both WUDE & WNTB are CBS News affiliates. Local programming was overhauled in April 1, 2013 by Hometown Wilmington Media, which had purchased the then-WLTT/WNTB from Sea-Comm Inc. the previous November. The stated reason for the move was to transform the station into a source of "unbiased news and information" in keeping with the company's larger goals.
History
The 106.3 frequency was WCCA, a beach music station and then a classic country station. before taking over the call letters and talk format previously heard on what is now 103.7 WILT. In 2004, WWTB, an adult standards station at 103.9 FM which was licensed to Topsail Beach, North Carolina, began airing the same programming as WLTT. This simulcast ended when the WBNE 93.7 frequency took the role, moving to Topsail Beach and changing its letters to WNTB.