WVOD, is a commercial radio station licensed to Manteo, North Carolina serving the Outer Banks of North Carolina which includes Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head. WVOD broadcasts at 50,000 watts at 99.1 FM and is formatted as an AAA or
Adult Album Alternative
Adult album alternative (also triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a radio format. See pages 9 and 10Mills, Joshua. "A New Radio Music Format: Rock for Prosperous Adults" New York Times, Feb 28 1994, p. 2. ProQuest. Web. Accessed September 4, 2 ...
music station. The station is owned by Jam Media Solutions, LLC.
History
WVOD-FM began life on 99.3 FM as 99 3D, "Your Voices of Dare". Two Dare County businesswomen established the station under the company name "Orbit Communications", and with the license and engineering permits in place, the station began broadcasting on Easter weekend 1986. At the time the station went on the air, there were only three full-time salaried announcers on the company payroll. The station broadcast with 3 kW, moving to 99.1 in 1989 in order to upgrade to 50,000 watts. The original studio and offices were located in an old hardware store on the Manteo waterfront across the street from the Dare County courthouse.
Around 1996, WVOD became a full-fledged AAA station and the station moniker became 'The Sound 99.1".
In 2006, Convergent Broadcasting LLC, which had bought the station in 2002, sold WVOD,
WFMZ,
WYND-FM
WYND-FM (95.5 MHz, "Wind-FM") is a commercial radio station in Silver Springs, Florida, broadcasting to the Ocala, Florida area. The same programming is simulcast
Simulcast (a portmanteau of simultaneous broadcast) is the broadcasting of p ...
and
WZPR
WZPR (92.3 FM, "Z92.3") is a mainstream rock radio station licensed to Nags Head, North Carolina, serving the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The station is owned by Jonathan A. Mason, Sr., through licensee Jam Media Solutions, LLC.
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to CapSan Media LLC.
Hengooch, LLC bought WVOD, WYND-FM, and WZPR/WFMZ in 2010 for $200,000. Max Radio of the Carolinas operated WVOD, WZPR/WFMZ,
WCMS-FM
WCMS-FM (94.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a New Country format. Licensed to Hatteras, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Elizabeth City-Nags Head area. WCMS has used the name "Water Country" since it signed on in 1999. ...
and
WCXL
WCXL (104.1 FM) is a 100,000-watt radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary music format. It is licensed to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, and serves the Outer Banks and Hampton Roads areas. The station is owned by Jam Media Soluti ...
as of 2013; WYND-FM was sold.
In 2018, Hengooch, LLC sold all of its North Carolina stations to Jam Media Solutions, LLC.
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