WCNC (AM)

WCNC (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format.[1] The station is licensed to serve the community of Elizabeth City, North Carolina and is owned by East Carolina Radio.

WCNC

Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Elizabeth City-Nags Head
Frequency	1240 kHz
Branding	AM 1240 WCNC
Programming
Format	Classic country
Ownership
Owner	East Carolina Radio, Inc. (East Carolina Radio of Elizabeth City)
Sister stations	WZBO
Technical information
Facility ID	49438
Class	C
Power	1,000 Watts
Transmitter coordinates	36°18′38″N 76°13′56″W
Links
Webcast	https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/WCNC
Website	http://www.ecri.net/

During the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s, this station was adult contemporary.

In 1984, owner Joe Lamb sold the station to former DJ Hunt Thomas, who flipped it to oldies. The oldies format was not successful, and in 1988, Thomas was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and WCNC had to sign off. The station remained dark until 1990 when former owner Lamb took possession of the station and signed it back on with an easy listening / big band format.

In the mid-1990s the station was purchased by East Carolina Radio who flipped it to a news/talk format. Later the format was changed to Music of Your Life and WZBO (Edenton, North Carolina) aired the same programming. But in 2006 seeing the increase of Hispanic residents in the area, the station flipped to a syndicated Spanish-language music programming service called La GranD.[2]

For a brief time WCNC and its sister station WZBO were simulcasting sports talk that originated on ECRI's WOBX-FM. As of August 2022 the station was once again broadcasting classic country along with its sister station WZBO. The station's programming currently originates from ECRI's main studio facility in Nags Head, North Carolina.