WWNC
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| WKSF, WMXF, WQNQ, WQNS, WPEK | |
| History | |
First air date | February 21, 1927 |
Call sign meaning | W Western North Carolina |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 2946 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wwnc.iheart.com |
WWNC (570
WWNC is powered at 5,000 watts. By day, it is non-directional. But at night, to protect other stations on 570 AM from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array.[1]
Programming
Weekdays begin with a local information and interview program, "First News with Mark Starling." Much of the rest of the schedule is
Weekends feature specialty shows on money, health, real estate, travel, home repair, technology and the law. Weekend syndicated shows include "The Kim Komando Show", "At Home with Gary Sullivan," "Bill Handel on the Law," "The Weekend with Michael Brown," "Sunday Night Live with Bill Cunningham" and "Somewhere in Time with Art Bell." Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio.
History
Early years
WWNC
In its early days, WWNC, started by the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, provided weather and road reports, and music at night. Country legend
Popular shows
On September 10, 1936, President
The first time the world heard Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys was February 2, 1939, at 3:30 pm when the group played a fifteen-minute segment on Mountain Music Time. At the time, WWNC was an NBC affiliate, owned by the Asheville Citizen-Times. Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys played the daily 3:30-3:45 Mountain Music spot until April 1, 1939.
MOR and Country
As network programming moved from radio to television, WWNC switched to a
In the days before FM became popular, WWNC was sometimes the highest-rated station in the United States with an
Talk Radio
In 2002, WWNC changed its format from country music (except for the Scotty Rhodarmer morning show) to all-talk, taking over talk shows previously heard on WTZY (now WPEK).[14] In 2004, Rhodarmer retired as WWNC morning host after more than 40 years in the position and 50 years as a station employee. In 1979, he had 56 percent of the audience according to Arbitron, more than any other local radio personality.[8] His theme song was "Carolina in the Morning". On June 18, 2010, many of the former DJs had a reunion. They included Rhodarmer, Frank Byrd, Wiley Carpenter, John Roten, John Anderson and Randy Houston.[11]
On January 23, 2012, Pete Kaliner, who worked at WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina, from 1999 to 2011, took the afternoon slot. Sean Hannity moved from 3 p.m. back to 6 p.m., where his show had been since Matt Mittan left the station. Kaliner said his show would feature "a wide-ranging discussion of all things in Western North Carolina".[15]
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WWNC
- ^ Neufeld, Rob (3 January 2016). "Visiting Our Past: Recognizing history as it happens". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1935 page 48, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ Neufeld, Rob (23 January 2023). "Visiting Our Past: Toasting ups and downs of the 1920s in WNC". Asheville Citizen-Times.
- ^ "WWNC, WIS Join NBC" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 October 1931. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Today in Asheville history, Sept. 10". Asheville Citizen-Times. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Tony Kiss, "WWNC radio celebrates three-quarters of a century", Asheville Citizen-Times, 17 February 2002.
- ^ a b "Rhodarmer an institution; WNC's mornings won't be the same without his voice", Asheville Citizen-Times, 26 December 2004.
- ^ a b Tony Kiss, "Tickets on sale for WCU's re-creation of radio ‘Carol'", Asheville Citizen-Times, 6 August 2010.
- ^ Rob Neufeld, "Toasting ups and downs of the 1920s in WNC," Asheville Citizen-Times, 13 January 2014, p. B4.
- ^ a b Tony Kiss, "WWNC stars of yesteryear remember the 'magic' they created in Asheville", Asheville Citizen-Times, 19 June 2010.
- ^ Kiss, Tony (17 April 1994). "Tune in new tunes across local airwaves". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1L – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2005 page D-375, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ Tony Kiss, "Local radio stations swap formats Monday", Asheville Citizen-Times, 15 March 2002
- ^ Kiss, Tony (20 January 2012). "Pete Kaliner promises lively show on Asheville radio station WNNC [sic]". Asheville Citizen-Times.
External links
- WWNC official website
- WWNC in the FCC AM station database
- WWNC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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