Curtis Media Group is a broadcast media company based in
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats, seat of Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County in the United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most ...
, USA. The company owns and operates several North Carolina radio stations and television networks.
Broadcast Stations
Curtis Media Group owns and operates the following stations:
Radio
AM
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WPTF
WPTF (680 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. Licensed to Raleigh, the station serves the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. It is owned by the Curtis Media Group, with studios located on Highwo ...
680 AM (
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southea ...
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WQDR 570 AM (Raleigh, NC)
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WGBR 1150 AM (
Goldsboro, NC)
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WFMC
WFMC (730 AM) is an Urban Gospel radio station licensed to Goldsboro, North Carolina
Goldsboro, originally Goldsborough, is a city and the county seat of Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 33,657 at the 2020 cens ...
730 AM (Goldsboro, NC)
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WKIX 850 AM (Raleigh, NC)
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WXIT
WXIT (1200 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station that broadcasts in a contemporary hit radio, top 40/CHR format. Licensed to Blowing Rock, North Carolina, Blowing Rock, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, the station is currently owned by High ...
1200 AM (
Blowing Rock, NC
Blowing Rock is a town in Watauga and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 1,397 at the 2021 census.
The Caldwell County portion of Blowing Rock is part of the Hickory–Lenoir– Morganton Metropol ...
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WATA
WATA (1450 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Local News Talk Information format. Licensed to Boone, North Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group of Raleigh, North Carolina and features predominantly l ...
1450 AM (
Boone, NC
Boone is a town in and the county seat of Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Boone is the home of Appalachian State University and the headquarters for the disaster and ...
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WECR
WECR (1130 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Newland, NC, United States, it serves the Boone, NC area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group. WECR broadcasts during the daytime only.
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1130 AM (
Newland, NC
Newland is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 698 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Avery County.
History
Before its founding, the area was known as "Old Fields of Toe". It was an early muster gr ...
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WWMC
WWMC (92.9 FM, ''Gospel 1010 & 92.9'') is a radio station broadcasting an Urban Gospel format. Licensed to Kinston, North Carolina
Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 21,677 as of the 20 ...
1010 AM (
Kinston, NC
Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 21,677 as of the 2010 census. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791. Kinston is located in the coastal plains region of e ...
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WSSG
WSSG (1300 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station licensed to Goldsboro, North Carolina. The station is currently owned by Donald Curtis' Eastern Airwaves, LLC.
Before its Jack FM format, WSSG was simulcasting country-formatted WZKT.
On August ...
1300 AM (Goldsboro, NC)
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WNCT 1070 AM (
Greenville, NC
Greenville is the county seat of and the most populous city in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States; the principal city of the Greenville metropolitan area; and the 12th-most populous city in North Carolina. Greenville is the health, e ...
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FM
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WQDR-FM
WQDR-FM (94.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Raleigh, North Carolina, broadcasting to the Research Triangle, including the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Fayetteville, Rocky Mount, Wilson, and Goldsboro. "94-7 QDR" presents a c ...
94.7 FM (Raleigh, NC)
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WBBB
WBBB (96.1 FM "96.1 BBB"), is an adult hits radio station based in Raleigh, North Carolina, owned by Curtis Media Group. Its studios are located in Raleigh, and the transmitter tower is near Garner close to Lake Wheeler.
History
The station ...
96.1 FM (Raleigh, NC)
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WWPL
WWPL (96.9 FM, "Pulse FM") is a contemporary hits radio station licensed to Goldsboro, North Carolina, which is east of the Raleigh-Durham Triangle. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group. Its studios are located in Raleigh, and the transm ...
96.9 FM (Goldsboro, NC)
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WPLW-FM
WPLW-FM (102.5 Hertz, MHz) is a is a classic hits formatted commercial radio, commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Hillsborough, North Carolina, and serving the Research Triangle, including Durham, North Carolina, Durham and Ralei ...
102.5 FM (
Hillsborough, NC
The town of Hillsborough is the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States and is located along the Eno River. The population was 6,087 in 2010, but it grew rapidly to 9,660 by 2020.
Its name was unofficially shortened to "Hills ...
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WKIX-FM
WKIX-FM (102.9 Hertz, MHz) is a classic hits formatted radio station located in Raleigh, North Carolina, that plays hit music from the 1960s in music, 1960s, 1970s in music, 1970s, and 1980s in music, 1980s as "KIX 102". Its studios are located i ...
102.9 FM (Raleigh, NC)
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WYMY
WYMY ("La Ley 101.1" FM) is a Regional Mexican radio station in Burlington, North Carolina, United States. It serves the Triad and Triangle areas, which includes cities such as Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Raleigh and Durham. In addition the sig ...
101.1 FM (
Burlington, NC
Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the ...
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WZKT
WZKT (97.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Walnut Creek, North Carolina, United States. The station, founded in 1976, is owned by New Age Communications, Inc.
WZKT broadcasts a country music format with an ERP of 2,650 watts.
History
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97.7 (
Walnut Creek, NC)
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WMMY
WMMY (106.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, the station broadcasts from studios on Blowing Rock Road in Boone, North Carolina and serves the counties of Watauga, A ...
106.1 FM (
Jefferson, NC
Jefferson is a town in and the county seat of Ashe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,611 at the 2010 census.
History
The North Carolina General Assembly created a special commission in 1799 to found a county seat for ...
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WWMY
WWMY (102.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format, simulcasting WMMY 106.1 FM Jefferson, North Carolina. Licensed to Beech Mountain, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group and f ...
102.3 FM (
Beech Mountain, NC)
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WZJS
WZJS (100.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Banner Elk area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group.
History
WZJS was started in 1989 ...
100.7 FM (
Banner Elk, NC
Banner Elk is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2010 census. Banner Elk is home to Lees–McRae College.
History
The area surrounding the Elk River was inhabited by the Cherokee before weste ...
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WELS-FM
WELS-FM (102.9 FM), also known as ''Beach Boogie and Blues 102.9'' is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Kinston, North Carolina, United States. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group, via licensee Eastern Airwaves, L ...
102.9 FM (Kinston, NC)
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WMGV
WMGV (103.3 FM, "Magic 103.3/95.5") is an adult contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to serve Newport, North Carolina. The station serves Eastern North Carolina with a mix of music from the 1980s, 1990s and today.
History
WMGV has ...
103.3 FM (
Newport, NC)
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WMJV
WMJV is a commercial radio station in Grifton, North Carolina, broadcasting to the Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, North Carolina area on 99.5 FM.
WMJV airs a hot adult contemporary format branded as "99.5/97.5 The Wave", along with translato ...
99.5 FM (
Grifton, NC)
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WSFL-FM
WSFL-FM (106.5 MHz) is a classic rock radio station located in New Bern, North Carolina that broadcasts to the entire eastern region of North Carolina. It has been around for several decades and is considered a fixture in the local community.
Hi ...
106.5 FM (
New Bern, NC
New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...
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WIKS
WIKS (101.9 FM) is an urban contemporary-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to New Bern, North Carolina. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group. WIKS is an affiliate of the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
History
The 101.9 FM frequency in ...
101.9 FM (New Bern, NC)
Radio Networks
North Carolina News Network The North Carolina News Network (sometimes called NCNN) is a news and information service established in 1942. It provides programming to approximately 75 radio stations, primarily in the state of North Carolina, and can also be heard by Internet st ...
, broadcast news service for 75 affiliate stations in North Carolina;
Triangle Traffic Network, traffic reporting service in the Raleigh Durham Metro;
Southern Farm Network, agriculture reporting service for North and South Carolina;
Triad Sports Network, sports programming in the Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem market
Internet
North Carolina News Networkwww.StateGovernmentRadio.comSFNtoday.comACCsports.com
History
The company was founded in 1968 by Don Curtis as a cable TV provider. CMG is the largest privately held broadcast company in North Carolina, and claims that WQDR-FM is the highest-billing radio station in the state. Don Curtis formed a company, Inner Banks Broadcasting, in partnership with eastern North Carolina broadcaster Henry Hinton, which in 2006 purchased
WMFR from
CBS Radio
CBS Radio was a radio broadcasting company and radio network operator owned by CBS Corporation and founded in 1928, with consolidated radio station groups owned by CBS and Westinghouse Broadcasting/Group W since the 1920s, and Infinity Broadc ...
, and simulcasts talk
WSJS
WSJS (600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and broadcasting to the Greensboro/Winston-Salem/ High Point media market. It airs a talk and sports radio format. WSJS is owned by the Truth Broadcast ...
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WSML
WSML is located in Graham, North Carolina, and broadcasts at 1200 AM. The station airs a country music format branded as Maverick 95.1-94.3.
History
WSML signed on December 2, 1967, as a daytimer operating at 1190 AM, owned by Smiles of Graham, ...
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External links
Official website
Mass media in North Carolina
Companies based in North Carolina
Radio broadcasting companies of the United States
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