WWNB (1490 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format and affiliated to

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. Licensed to

New Bern, North Carolina 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 ...

, United States. The station is currently owned by CTC Media Group. WWNB used to

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on WAVQ/1400 in

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. That simulcast ended in December 2012 after WAVQ was sold. WWNB is the southernmost affiliate of the

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* * WNB New Bern, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-radio-station-stub