WNCT (AM)

WNCT (1070 AM) is a 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.

WNCT
CityGreenville, North Carolina
Broadcast areaGreenville-New Bern
Frequency1070 kHz
BrandingBeach, Boogie, & Blues Radio
Programming
FormatBeach music
Ownership
OwnerCurtis Media Group
(CMG Coastal Carolina, LLC)
WIKS, WSFL-FM, WMGV, WXNR
History
First air date
1940
Former call signs
WGTC (1940–1965)[1]
Former frequencies
1500 kHz (1940–1941)
1490 kHz (1941–1950)
1590 kHz (1950–1972)[2]
Technical information
Facility ID57841
ClassB
Power50,000 watts (day)
10,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
35°36′08″N 77°25′35″W
Translator(s)W266AV, W290CB, W239BC[3]
Repeater(s)WELS-FM 102.9 Kinston
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitebeachboogieandblues.com

History

In 1963, Roy H. Park, owner of WNCT-TV, bought WGTC, Greenville's oldest radio station. At the time, the station broadcast at 5000 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.[4][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.[5]

By 2008, WNCT aired a contemporary Christian music format. 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.[6] The sale was completed on May 1, 2017.[7][8]

The beach music format began a simulcast on WELS-FM Kinston on July 1, 2017.[9]

Translators

In addition to the two main stations, WNCT is relayed by an additional 3 translators to widen its broadcast area. The translators are fed by WIKS-HD2.

Broadcast translators of WNCT
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
W239BC95.7New Bern, North Carolina250DFCC
W266AV101.1Jacksonville, North Carolina250DFCC
W290CB105.9Winterville, North Carolina250DFCC

References
  1. "For the record" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 11, 1965. p. 85.
  2. "FCC History Cards for WNCT". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 1, 1980. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  3. http://beachboogieandblues.com/about-us/
  4. https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/rdurw/wnct.html&date=2009-10-26+01:32:35, Retrieved on 2008/08/26.
  5. http://www.talk1070.com/hinton-media-group.asp, Retrieved on 2008/08/26.
  6. Layden, Laura (February 3, 2017). "Beasley to sell six stations in North Carolina for $11 million". Naples Daily News. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  7. "Consummation Notice (WSFL-FM, etc.)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  8. "Consummation Notice (WNCT-FM)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  9. Venta, Lance (3 July 2017). "Beach Boogie & Blues Expands To Kinston - RadioInsight". RadioInsight.


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