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WNCT-FM

Greenville, North Carolina United States
Broadcast area	Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville
Frequency	107.9 MHz
Branding	107.9 WNCT
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Henry W. Hinton, Jr. (Inner Banks Media, LLC)
Sister stations	WTIB, WRHD, WRHT, WNBU
History
First air date	December 22, 1963 (1963-12-22) (as WGTC-FM at 107.7)
Former call signs	WGTC-FM (1963–1964)
Former frequencies	107.7 MHz (1963–1982)
Call sign meaning	North Carolina Television (from former sister station WNCT-TV)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54388
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	518 meters
Transmitter coordinates	35°21′55.6″N 77°23′36.9″W / 35.365444°N 77.393583°W / 35.365444; -77.393583
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1079wnct.com

WNCT-FM (107.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Greenville, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville and Rocky Mount areas. The station is currently owned by Henry W. Hinton, Jr., through licensee Inner Banks Media, LLC.

History

In August 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 WGTC-FM, which was to shortly take to the air on 107.7 FM. WGTC-FM signed on December 22, 1963, and changed callsigns to WNCT-FM one month later. The station was referred to as "FM 108" as an instrumental beautiful music station. The station moved to 107.9 FM in 1982. 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.

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

As of 2022, WNCT-FM had evolved from classic hits to adult contemporary, calling itself "The most variety for the workday". Artists included Adele, Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bruno Mars, Prince and The Weeknd, with special weekend oldies shows.

References

1. ^ 1965 Broadcasting Yearbook (PDF). p. B-111.
2. ^ "For the record" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 4, 1982. p. 92.
3. "Facility Technical Data for WNCT-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
4. "Changing hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 5, 1963. p. 79.
5. "For the record" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 20, 1964. p. 85.
6. "Archived". Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
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". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 22, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 54388 (WNCT-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WNCT-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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