WCRY
Broadcast area | Research Triangle |
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Frequency | 1460 kHz |
Branding | "Joy 1460" |
Programming | |
Format | Defunct |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | 1949 |
Last air date | June 2004 |
Former call signs | WFVG (1949–1967) WAKS (1967–1989) WNBR (1989–1992) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 52645 |
Class | D |
Power | 5,000 watts daytime 122 watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°36′36″N 78°48′14.4″W / 35.61000°N 78.804000°W |
WCRY (1460
History
The station went on the air in 1949
James M. Stephenson was part of a group that bought
In 1967, WFVG was sold to Gray Broadcasting Corp.;[13] on October 18, it changed its call letters to WAKS.[14] As WAKS, the station programmed a full-time country music format.[3] Gray Broadcasting sold WAKS to Joseph B. Wilder, James M. Butts, and L. Keith Whittle for $125,000 in 1971.[15] In 1978, the station increased its power to 5,000 watts and changed its city of license to Fuquay-Varina;[14] Fuquay Springs and Varina had merged in 1963. An FM sister station, WAKS-FM (103.9), was added on December 9, 1980; it simulcast 90 percent of WAKS' programming.[16]
Wake County Broadcasting sold WAKS and WAKS-FM to Mohr-Engledow Broadcasting for $850,000 in 1986.[17] After WAKS-FM changed to easy listening station WAZZ in 1987, the country format remained on WAKS.[18] Meca Broadcasting sold WAKS and WAZZ to Ceder Communications for $1.43 million in 1989.[19][20] On October 20, 1989, the call letters were changed to WNBR,[21] as the station moved to a business news/talk format.[3] The station was also granted 122 watts of nighttime power.[20] In December 1991, WNBR dropped the business news format and went silent.[22]
The station changed its call letters to WCRY on April 15, 1992.[21] In February 1993, WCRY returned to the air with a news/talk format[23] as the flagship station of the "North Carolina Talk Network", which also included WEEB in Southern Pines and WHPY in Clayton;[24] later that year, WCRY was sold to Pinehurst Broadcasting Corporation.[25] In August 1996, the station switched to a black gospel format and entered into a local marketing agreement with WSRC;[26] WCRY was then sold to WSRC's owner, Durham Christian Radio, controlled by L. E. Willis, for $175,000[27] and became part of Willis Broadcasting Corporation.[28]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ordered Bishop Willis to surrender the licenses for four of his AM stations — KLRG in Little Rock, Arkansas, KVLA in Vidalia, Louisiana, WCRY, and WSVE in Jacksonville, Florida — on June 16, 2004, after accumulating $84,000 in fines due to violations of FCC rules dating to 1999.[29] By June 21, 2004, WCRY had left the air;[3] on June 24, WCRY's license was cancelled by the FCC.[30]
References
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-321. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ Broadcasting-Telecasting 1950 Yearbook Number (PDF). 1950. p. 226. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Radio R.I.P." Raleigh-Durham Radio Waves. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "FCC Actions" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. April 3, 1950. p. 66. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "New Applications" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. July 10, 1950. p. 76. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "FCC Actions" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. April 2, 1951. p. 91. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "New Applications" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. July 30, 1951. p. 77. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Mutual Reports Rising Demand For Affiliations With Network" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 23, 1957. p. 70. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Price Group Buys WKIX Raleigh" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 17, 1958. p. 10. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "For The Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 15, 1958. p. 84. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Changing hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 1, 1960. p. 78. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "For The Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 5, 1962. p. 79. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "For The Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 14, 1967. p. 93. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "WAKS history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "For The Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 5, 1971. p. 84. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1982 (PDF). 1982. p. C-171. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "For The Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 25, 1986. p. 103. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook 1989 (PDF). 1989. p. B-214. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "In Brief" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 26, 1986. pp. 88–9. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ a b The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 (PDF). 1990. p. B-225. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History (DWCRY)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Format Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. December 2, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Format Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. February 24, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Elsewhere" (PDF). The M Street Journal. February 24, 1993. p. 7. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Proposed Station Transfers" (PDF). The M Street Journal. September 8, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Format Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. August 14, 1996. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. October 11, 1996. p. 12. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Changing hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. February 10, 1997. p. 68. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Willis Must Surrender Licenses". Radio World. June 16, 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Station Search Details (DWCRY)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
External links
- FCC History Cards for WCRY (covering 1948-1979 as WFVG / WAKS)