WNCT (AM)

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.

WNCT
Broadcast areaGreenville-New Bern
Frequency1070 kHz
BrandingBeach, Boogie, & Blues Radio
Programming
FormatBeach 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
Facility ID57841
ClassB
Power
  • 50,000 watts day
  • 10,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°36′08″N 77°25′35″W
Translator(s)See § Translators[3]
Repeater(s)
Links
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 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.[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. 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.[6] The sale was completed on May 1, 2017.[7][8]

The beach music format began a simulcast on WELS-FM in 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 for WIKS-HD2
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseERP (W)ClassFCC info
W239BC 95.7 FMNew Bern, North Carolina250DFMQ
W266AV 101.1 FMJacksonville, North Carolina250DFMQ
W290CB 105.9 FMWinterville, North Carolina250DFMQ

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. "About Us".
  4. Archived November 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "About Us". talk1070.com. August 19, 2006. Archived from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  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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