WNBU (94.1 FM) is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

broadcasting a

rhythmic oldies Rhythmic oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, R&B, disco, or dance genres of music. Playlists can span from the 1960s through the 2000s and, depending on market conditions, may be designed for African-American or Hispanic a ...

format. Licensed to

Oriental, North Carolina Oriental is one of nine incorporated municipalities in Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 880, according to the 2020 census. It is part of the New Bern Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The area was settled b ...

, United States, the station serves the Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville area. The station is currently owned by Inner Banks Media, LLC. The station has obtained a construction permit from the FCC for a power increase to 35,000 watts.

History

With the call letters WNBR, the station was "Bear 94." Back in 1993 the station played 70s music. In 1998 the station played

classic country Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades. Repertoire The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innov ...

. In 2003, Archway Broadcasting Group, LLC announced its acquisition of WNBR and three other Greenville market stations--

WRHT WRHT (96.3 FM), also known as "Talk 96.3", is a radio station, broadcasting with 100,000 watts that cover the Greenville/New Bern/Jacksonville area with a talk format. WRHT is licensed to Morehead City. WRHT is owned and operated by Inner Bank ...

, WCBZ, and

WZBR WZBR (1410 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station broadcasting a jazz music format. Licensed to Dedham, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Greater Boston area. The station is owned by Langer Broadcasting Group, LLC, which also o ...

—from Eastern North Carolina Broadcasting Company, Inc. for $6.5 million. Also that year, Archway bought WGPM and WCZI. Later the station switched to WWEA, and together with WWGL (94.3 FM, formerly WGPM), this was a

country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while the ...

station known as "Eagle 94." Then WWEA became WWHA, and WWGL became WWNK. The stations were "Hank FM". Inner Banks Media LLC bought WWHA and WWNK as part of a cluster of stations from Archway for $4.5 million in March 2007. WWHA and WWNK were

hot adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...

for a short time before switching to new letters and separate formats January 1, 2008. WWHA became

oldies Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music (broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock) from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as we ...

WKOO "Kool 94.1", using letters that two other area stations (now WRMR and

WHAR WHAR (105.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian Worship format branded as Air 1. WHAR is licensed to Havelock, North Carolina. The station was sold in 2010 by NM Licensing LLC. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation ...

) had used for the same format. WWNK became

WTIB WTIB (103.7 FM) is a radio station in Eastern North Carolina that airs a talk format. WTIB is licensed in Williamston, North Carolina. History The station signed on in the late 60s or early 70s as WIAM-FM running a Top 40 format and simulcastin ...

and later moved to 103.7 FM. On November 5, 2018, WNBU changed their format from talk (which moved to

96.3 FM Morehead City) to country, branded as "Thunder Country 94.1". On March 1, 2019, WNBU changed their format from country to

, branded as "Groovin' Oldies 94.1 & 97.9".Inner Banks Flips ENC Pair to Groovin' Oldies
Radioinsight - February 27, 2019

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External links

Station website
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Rhythmic oldies radio stations in the United States