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The Research Triangle, or simply The Triangle, are both common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the
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region of the
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. Anchored by the cities of
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and
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and the town of Chapel Hill, the region is home to three major research universities:
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,
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, and the
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, respectively. The "Triangle" name originated in the 1950s with the creation of
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located between the three anchor cities, which is the largest
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in the United States and home to numerous
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companies. The nine-county region, officially named the Raleigh–Durham–Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area by the
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, comprises the
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Cary,
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Chapel Hill, and
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, NC Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The 2020 census put the population of the area at 2,106,463, making it the second-largest combined statistical area in North Carolina, behind Charlotte. The Raleigh–Durham television market includes a broader 24-county area which includes
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, and has a population of 2,726,000 persons. Most of the Triangle is part of North Carolina's
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congressional districts. The region is sometimes confused with the
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, which is a North Carolina region adjacent to and directly west of the Triangle comprising
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,
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, and High Point, among other cities. Both the Research Triangle and the Piedmont Triad form part of the
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, a heavily urbanized region of the state that includes the city of Charlotte.


Definitions

Depending on which definition of the Research Triangle region is used, as few as three or as many as 16 counties are included as part of the region. The three core counties of Wake, Durham, and Orange are the homes of the three research universities for which the area is named.


Combined Statistical Area

As of September 14, 2018, the US
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(OMB) delineated the Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area as consisting of two metropolitan and one micropolitan statistical areas. Those three statistical areas in turn are defined as consisting of a total of nine counties. The MSAs and their constituent counties are: * Durham-Chapel Hill MSA ** Chatham County ** Durham County ** Granville County ** Orange County ** Person County * Henderson μSA ** Vance County * Raleigh-Cary MSA ** Franklin County ** Johnston County ** Wake County Prior to September 2018, the OMB had used the name Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area and it included several additional counties. The Dunn Micropolitan Statistical Area (Harnett County) and Sanford Micropolitan Statistical Area (Lee County) were moved to the Fayetteville-Sanford-Lumberton Combined Statistical Area, while the Oxford Micropolitan Statistical Area (Granville County) was folded into the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area was also renamed the Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area. The table below outlines the populations of the constituent counties of the Raleigh–Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area as of the 2020 Census.


Regional partnerships

The members of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership are: * Chatham *
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*
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* Granville * Harnett * Johnston *
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* Nash *
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*
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* Wake *
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* Wilson All counties in North Carolina are in one of 16 regional councils which provide programs and services to local governments. The Triangle J Council of Governments includes Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, and Wake Counties. The northern Triangle counties of Person, Granville, Franklin, Vance, and Warren are part of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments.


Cities

The Triangle region, as defined for statistical purposes as the Raleigh–Durham–Cary CSA, comprises nine counties, although the
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divided the region into two metropolitan statistical areas and one micropolitan area in 2003. The Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area comprises Wake, Franklin, and Johnston Counties; the Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area comprises Durham, Orange, Chatham, Granville, and Person Counties; and the Henderson micropolitan area comprises Vance County. Some area television stations define the region as Raleigh–Durham–Fayetteville. Fayetteville is more than from Raleigh, but is part of the Triangle
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.


Education

Public secondary education in the Triangle is similar to that of the majority of the state of North Carolina, in which there are county-wide school systems (the exception is
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) is a school district which educates over 12,000 students (pre-K through 12th grade) in the southeastern part of Orange County, North Carolina. Being near three major universities as well as the Researc ...
within Orange County but apart from Orange County Schools). Based in Cary, the
Wake County Public School System The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is a State school, public school district located in Wake County, North Carolina. With 159,995 students in average daily membership and 198 schools as of the 2023–24 school year, it is the large ...
, which includes the cities of Raleigh and Cary, is the largest school system in the state of North Carolina and the 15th-largest in the United States, with average daily enrollment of 159,949 as of the second month of the 2016–17 school year. Other larger systems in the region include Durham Public Schools (about 33,000 students) and rapidly growing Johnston County Schools (about 31,000 students).


Institutions of higher education

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Campbell University Campbell University is a private Christian university in Buies Creek, North Carolina, United States. Campbell's main campus in Buies Creek is home to its College of Arts & Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Divinity School, Scho ...
*
Central Carolina Community College Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) is a public community college with campuses in Chatham, Harnett and Lee counties. Established in 1961, CCCC is part of the North Carolina Community College System and offers a diverse range of academic a ...
*
Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...
*
Durham Technical Community College Durham Technical Community College (Durham Tech) is a public community college in Durham, North Carolina. The college serves Northern Durham County at its Northern Durham Center, and in Orange County at its Orange County Campus completed in 2 ...
*
ECPI University ECPI University, or East Coast Polytechnic Institute, is a private for-profit university based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It provides undergraduate- and graduate-level education in an accelerated format. ECPI University has six colleges wit ...
, Raleigh campus *
Louisburg College Louisburg College is a private Methodist-affiliated two-year college in Louisburg, North Carolina. History Louisburg College has its roots in two schools: Franklin Male Academy, which was chartered in 1787, re-chartered in 1802 but held it ...
*
Meredith College Meredith College is a private women's liberal arts college and coeducational graduate school Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qu ...
*
Montreat College Montreat College (pronounced "mon-treet") is a private, Christian college in Montreat, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1916, the college offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degree programs for traditional and adult students. Th ...
's School of Professional and Adult Studies *
North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University (NCCU or NC Central) is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by James E. Shepard in affiliati ...
*
North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State, North Carolina State, NC State University, or NCSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1887 and p ...
* Piedmont Community College *
Shaw University Shaw University is a private historically black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in the Southern United States. The school had its origin in the fo ...
*
Skema Business School SKEMA Business School ("School of Knowledge Economy and Management") is a leading French business school ("Grande Ecole") with campuses across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. It was established in 2009 through the merger of Ecole Supér ...
, Raleigh campus *
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) is a Baptist seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It was created in 1950 to meet a need in the SBC's East Coast region.William H. Bra ...
and
The College at Southeastern Judson College (formerly "The College at Southeastern") is a Southern Baptist Christian college located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Judson College offers u ...
* St. Augustine's College *
Strayer University Strayer University is a private for-profit university headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1892 as Strayer's Business College and later became Strayer College, before being granted university status in 1998. Strayer University ...
, Raleigh campus *
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC–Chapel Hill, or simply Carolina) is a public university, public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolli ...
* Vance-Granville Community College *
Wake Technical Community College Wake Technical Community College (Wake Tech) is a public community college in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its first location, now the Southern Wake Campus, opened in 1963. Wake Tech now operates multiple campuses throughout Wake County. The large ...
*
William Peace University William Peace University is a private college in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, it offers undergraduate degrees in more than 30 majors and its School of Professional Studies (SPS) offers accelera ...


Sports


College sports

With the significant number of universities and colleges in the area and the relative absence of major league professional sports,
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sports are very popular, particularly those sports in which the
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participates, most notably basketball. The
Duke Blue Devils The Duke Blue Devils are the college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina. Duke's athletics department features 27 varsity teams that all compete at the N ...
(representing
Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...
in Durham),
NC State Wolfpack The NC State Wolfpack is the nickname of the athletic teams representing North Carolina State University. The Wolfpack competes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I (NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subd ...
(representing
North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State, North Carolina State, NC State University, or NCSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1887 and p ...
in Raleigh), and
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(representing the
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) are all members of the ACC. Rivalries among these schools are very strong, fueled by proximity to each other, with annual competitions in every sport. Adding to the rivalries is the large number of graduates the high schools in the region send to each of the local universities. It is very common for students at one university to know many students attending the other local universities, which increases the opportunities for "bragging" among the schools. The four ACC schools in the state, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, and
Wake Forest University Wake Forest University (WFU) is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The R ...
(the last of which was originally located in the town of Wake Forest before moving to Winston-Salem in 1956), are referred to as Tobacco Road by sportscasters, particularly in basketball. All four teams consistently produce high-caliber teams . Each of the Triangle-based universities listed has won at least two NCAA Basketball national championships. Three
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, including recent Division I arrival
North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University (NCCU or NC Central) is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by James E. Shepard in affiliati ...
and Division II members St. Augustine College and
Shaw University Shaw University is a private historically black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in the Southern United States. The school had its origin in the fo ...
also boost the popularity of college sports in the region. Other colleges in the Triangle that field intercollegiate teams include
Campbell University Campbell University is a private Christian university in Buies Creek, North Carolina, United States. Campbell's main campus in Buies Creek is home to its College of Arts & Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Divinity School, Scho ...
,
Meredith College Meredith College is a private women's liberal arts college and coeducational graduate school Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qu ...
, and
William Peace University William Peace University is a private college in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, it offers undergraduate degrees in more than 30 majors and its School of Professional Studies (SPS) offers accelera ...
. The Triangle will host the World University Summer Games in 2029.


Professional sports

The region has only one professional team of the four major sports, the
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of the
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, based in Raleigh. Since moving to the Research Triangle region from
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, they have enjoyed great success, including winning a
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. The
North Carolina Courage The North Carolina Courage are an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It was founded on January 9, 2017, after Stephen Malik acqui ...
began play in the
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in 2017 after the owner of North Carolina FC bought the NWSL franchise rights of the
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and relocated the NWSL franchise to the Triangle. The team has achieved broad success in the league, winning 2 NWSL championships and 3 NWSL Shields in the first five years in the Triangle. With limited top-level professional sports option, minor league sports are quite popular in the region. The
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in downtown Durham are a AAA Minor League baseball affiliate of the
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, and the
Carolina Mudcats The Carolina Mudcats are a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League and the Single-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Zebulon, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh, and play their home games ...
, based in Zebulon, are the Advanced-A affiliate of the
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. In Cary,
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plays in the second-tier
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The area also had a team in the fledgling
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– however, the Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks, coached by
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, did not exactly cover themselves in glory; they lost all 10 games of their inaugural (and only) season in 1991. The team folded after that, being replaced in the league by the Ohio Glory, which fared little better at 1–9, ultimately suffering the same fate – along with the other six teams based in North America – when the league took a two-year hiatus, returning as a six-team all-European league in 1995. The
Orange County Speedway Orange County Speedway is a asphalt oval in Orange County, North Carolina, near Rougemont. It first opened in 1966 as a and a dirt oval (Trico Speedway), which operated until 1967 and 1973, respectively. The facility was reopened and paved i ...
in Rougemont hosts
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events including the
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, the CARS Super Late Model Tour and the CARS Late Model Stock Tour.


Economy

The region's growing high-technology community includes such companies as
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,
Lenovo Lenovo Group Limited, trading as Lenovo ( , zh, c=联想, p=Liánxiǎng), is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in designing, manufacturing, and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, servers, conv ...
,
SAS Institute SAS Institute (or SAS, pronounced "sass") is an American multinational developer of analytics and artificial intelligence software based in Cary, North Carolina. SAS develops and markets a suite of analytics software ( also called SAS), which ...
,
Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. (using the trademark Cisco) is an American multinational corporation, multinational digital communications technology conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation headquartered in San Jose, California. Cisco develops, m ...
,
NetApp NetApp, Inc. is an American data infrastructure company that provides unified data storage, integrated data services, and cloud operations (CloudOps) solutions to enterprise customers. The company is based in San Jose, California. It has ranked ...
,
Red Hat Red Hat, Inc. (formerly Red Hat Software, Inc.) is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises and is a subsidiary of IBM. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North ...
,
EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (stylized as EMC²) was an American multinational corporation headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, which sold data storage device, data storage, information security, virtualization, analytics, cloud computing and other pro ...
, and
Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston (also known as CSFB and CS First Boston) was the investment banking affiliate of Credit Suisse headquartered in New York. The company was created by the merger of First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse Group in 1 ...
. In addition to high-tech, the region is consistently ranked in the top three in the U.S. with concentration in life science companies. Some of these companies include
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,
Biogen Idec Biogen Inc. is an American multinational biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States specializing in the discovery, development, and delivery of the treatment of neurological diseases to patients worldwide. Biogen ope ...
,
BASF BASF SE (), an initialism of its original name , is a European Multinational corporation, multinational company and the List of largest chemical producers, largest chemical producer in the world. Its headquarters are located in Ludwigshafen, Ge ...
, Merck & Co.,
Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, with production facilities in nine countries and affiliates or offices in five. Novo Nordisk is controlled by majority shareholder Novo Holdings A/S ...
,
Novozymes Novozymes A/S was a global biotechnology company headquartered in Bagsværd, outside of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company's focus was the research, development and production of industrial enzymes, microorganisms, and biopharmaceutical ingredie ...
, and
Pfizer Pfizer Inc. ( ) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered at The Spiral (New York City), The Spiral in Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 184 ...
.
Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park (RTP) is the largest research park in the United States; it occupies in North Carolina and hosts more than 300 companies and 65,000 workers. It is owned and managed by the Research Triangle Foundation, a private non-profi ...
and North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus in Raleigh support innovation through R&D and technology transfer among the region's companies and research universities (including Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). The area fared relatively well during the
late-2000s recession The Great Recession was a period of market decline in economies around the world that occurred from late 2007 to mid-2009.
, ranked as the strongest region in North Carolina by the
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and among the top 40 in the country. The change in unemployment during 2008 to 2009 was 4.6% and home prices was 2%. The
Greensboro Greensboro (; ) is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 census, its population was 299,035; it was estimated to be 307,381 in 2024. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina, af ...
metropolitan area was listed among the second-weakest and the Charlotte area among the middle in the country.


Major employers


Major hospitals, medical centers and medical schools

The Research Triangle region is served by these hospitals and medical centers: * Hospitals of the
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** Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center (Durham) ** Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center (Durham) ** Duke Raleigh Hospital (formerly Raleigh Community Hospital) ** Duke University Medical Center (Durham) ** Duke Regional Hospital (formerly Durham Regional Hospital) ** Person Memorial Hospital (Roxboro) * Hospitals of the
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system ** Chatham Hospital (Siler City) ** North Carolina Cancer Hospital (Chapel Hill) ** North Carolina Children's Hospital (Chapel Hill) ** North Carolina Memorial Hospital (Chapel Hill) ** North Carolina Neurosciences Hospital (Chapel Hill) ** North Carolina Women's Hospital (Chapel Hill) **
Rex Hospital UNC Rex Hospital is a general hospital located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is the capital city's oldest hospital, founded by a bequest from John T. Rex (1771–1839), a local tanner and planter. Originally located on what is now Dorothea D ...
(Raleigh) ** UNC Health Johnston (Smithfield) * Hospitals of the
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system ** WakeMed Raleigh Campus (formerly Wake Memorial Hospital and Wake Medical Center) ** WakeMed North Hospital ** WakeMed Cary Hospital (formerly Western Wake Medical Center) * Other hospitals and medical centers ** Central Regional Hospital (Butner) ** Durham VA Medical Center (Durham) ** Franklin Regional Medical Center (Louisburg) * Harnett Health System (Dunn) ** Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital ** Angier Medical Services ** Good Hope Hospital ** Betsy Johnson Cancer Research Clinic ** Central Harnett Hospital * Medical Schools **
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**
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine The University of North Carolina School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It offers a Doctor of Medicine degree, along with combined Doctor of Medicine with Doctor of Philosophy degree and Doctor ...
**
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine The Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine (CUSOM) is a Private university, private medical school in Lillington, North Carolina. It is one of seven schools at Campbell University. CUSOM is Higher education accredita ...


Transportation


Freeways and primary designated routes

The Triangle proper is served by four major
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s:
I-40 Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west transcontinental Interstate Highway in the southeastern and southwestern portions of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and ...
, I-42,
I-85 Interstate 85 (I-85) is a major Interstate Highway in the Southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with I-65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus is an interchange with I-95 in Petersburg, Virginia, n ...
, and
I-87 Interstate 87 may refer to either of two unconnected Interstate Highways in the United States: * Interstate 87 (New York), a highway running from New York City north to the Canadian border in Champlain, New York. * Interstate 87 (North Carolina) ...
along with their spurs: I-885, I-440, and I-540, and seven U.S. Routes: 1, 15, 64, 70,
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,
401 __NOTOC__ Year 401 ( CDI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vincentius and Fravitus (or, less frequently, year 1154 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination ...
, and
501 __NOTOC__ Year 501 ( DI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Avienus and Pompeius (or, less frequently, year 1254 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 501 fo ...
. US Highways 15 and 501 are multiplexed through much of the region as US 15-501.
I-95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the ...
passes 30 miles east of Raleigh through Johnston County, with I-87 connecting I-95 at Rocky Mount, NC to Raleigh via the US 64–264 Bypass. The two interstates diverge from one another in Orange County, with I-85 heading northeast through northern Durham County toward
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, while
I-40 Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west transcontinental Interstate Highway in the southeastern and southwestern portions of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and ...
travels southeast through southern Durham, through the center of the region, and serves as the primary freeway through Raleigh. The related loop freeways I-440 and I-540 are primarily located in Wake County around Raleigh. I-440 begins at the interchange of US 1 and I-40 southwest of downtown Raleigh and arcs as a multiplex with US 1 northward around downtown with the formal designation as the Cliff Benson/Raleigh Beltline (cosigned with US 1 on three-fourths of its northern route) and ends at its junction with I-40 in southeast Raleigh. I-540, sometimes known as the Raleigh Outer Loop, extends from the US 64–264 Bypass to I-40 just inside Durham County, where it continues across the interstate as a
state route A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered ...
(NC 540), prior to it becoming a
toll road A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road for which a fee (or ''Toll (fee), toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemented to help recoup the costs of road construction and ...
from the NC 54 interchange to the current terminus at I-40 and I-42 near Garner. I-95 serves the extreme eastern edge of the region, crossing north–south through suburban Johnston County. U.S. Routes 1, 15, and 64 primarily serve the region as limited-access freeways or multilane highways with access roads. US 1 enters the region from the southwest as the Claude E. Pope Memorial Highway and travels through suburban Apex where it merges with US 64 and continues northeast through Cary. The two highways are codesignated for about until US 1 joins I-440 and US 64 with I-40 along the Raleigh–Cary border. Capital Boulevard, which is designated US 1 for half of its route and US 401 the other is not a limited-access freeway, although it is a major thoroughfare through northeast Raleigh and into the northern downtown area.
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is a limited-access freeway that connects I-85 with Toll Route NC 540 in northwestern Wake County. The older, toll-free portion of the four-lane route—known as the Durham Freeway or the I.L. "Buck" Dean Expressway—traverses downtown Durham and extends through Research Triangle Park to I-40. The Durham Freeway is often used as a detour or alternate route for I-40 through southwestern Durham the Chapel Hill area in cases of traffic accident, congestion or road construction delays. The tolled portion of NC 147, called the Triangle Expressway—North Carolina's first modern toll road when it opened to traffic in late 2011—continues past I-40 to Toll NC 540. Both Toll NC 147 and Toll NC 540 are modern facilities which collect tolls using transponders and license plate photo-capture technology.


Public transit

A partnering system of multiple public transportation agencies currently serves the Triangle region under the joint
GoTriangle GoTriangle is the operator of regional public transit bus services in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina. GoTriangle is a member of the region-wide GoTransit system, operating limited-stop and express bus services in Wake, Durham, ...
branding. Raleigh is served by GoRaleigh (formerly Capital Area Transit) municipal transit system, while Durham has GoDurham (formerly the Durham Area Transit Authority). Chapel Hill is served by
Chapel Hill Transit Chapel Hill Transit operates public bus and van transportation services within the contiguous municipalities of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the southeast corner of Orange County in ...
, and Cary is served by GoCary (formerly C-Tran) public transit systems. However, GoTriangle, formerly called Triangle Transit, works in cooperation with all area transit systems by offering transfers between its own routes and those of the other systems. Triangle Transit also coordinates an extensive
vanpool Vanpools or vanpooling is an element of the transit system that allow groups of people to share the ride similar to a carpool, but on a larger scale with concurrent savings in fuel and vehicle operating costs and thus usually a lower cost to the ...
and rideshare program that serves the region's larger employers and commute destinations. Plans have been made to merge all of the area's municipal systems into GoTriangle, and GoTriangle also has proposed a regional rail system to connect downtown Durham, downtown Cary and downtown Raleigh with multiple suburban stops, as well as stops in the Research Triangle Park area. The agency's initial proposal was effectively cancelled in 2006, however, when the agency could not procure adequate federal funding. A committee of local business, transportation and government leaders currently are working with GoTriangle to develop a new transit blueprint for the region, with various modes of rail transit, as well as bus rapid transit, open as options for consideration.


Air


Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU)

Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) has nonstop passenger service to 68 destinations with over 450 average daily departures, including nonstop international service to Canada, Europe, and Mexico. It is located near the geographic center of The Triangle, northeast of the town of Morrisville in
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. The airport covers 5,000 acres (2,023 ha) and has three
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s., effective February 1, 2018. In 1939 the General Assembly of North Carolina chartered the Raleigh–Durham Aeronautical Authority, which was changed in 1945 to the Raleigh–Durham Airport Authority. The first new terminal opened in 1955. Terminal A (now Terminal 1) opened in 1981.
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began service to RDU in 1985. RDU opened the runway, 5L-23R, in 1986. American Airlines opened its north–south hub operation at RDU in the new Terminal C in June 1987, greatly increasing the size of RDU's operations with a new terminal including a new apron and runway. American brought RDU its first international flights to
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, Cancun,
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and
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. In 1996, American Airlines ceased its hub operations at RDU due to
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and
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. Pan Am and Eastern were Miami's main tenants until 1991, when both carriers went bankrupt. Their hubs at MIA were taken over by
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and American Airlines. This created a difficulty in competing with
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' hub in Charlotte and
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' hub in Atlanta, Georgia for passengers traveling between smaller cities in the North and South. Midway Airlines entered the market, starting service in 1995 with the then somewhat novel concept of 50-seat
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s providing service from its RDU hub primarily along the East Coast. Midway, originally incorporated in
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, had some success after moving its operations to the midpoint of the eastern United States at RDU and its headquarters to Morrisville, NC. The carrier ultimately could not overcome three weighty challenges: the arrival of
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, the refusal of American Airlines to renew the frequent flyer affiliation it had with Midway (thus dispatching numerous higher fare-paying businesspeople to airlines with better reward destinations), and the significant blow of September 11, 2001. Midway Airlines filed
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on August 13, 2001, and ceased operations entirely on October 30, 2003. In February 2000, RDU was ranked as the nation's second fastest-growing major airport in the United States, by Airports Council International, based on 1999 statistics. Passenger growth hit 24% over the previous year, ranking RDU second only to
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. RDU opened Terminal A south concourse for use by
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and
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in 2001. The addition added and five aircraft gates to the terminal. Terminal A became designated as Terminal 1 on October 26, 2008. In 2003, RDU also dedicated a new general aviation terminal. RDU continues to keep pace with its growth by redeveloping Terminal C into a new state-of-the-art terminal, now known as Terminal 2, which opened in October 2008. As of June 2022, the airport will have international flights to Cancun, London, Montreal, Paris, Reykjavik and Toronto. Cancun and London service is provided by American, Frontier and JetBlue, while the Canada flights are provided by Air Canada, Paris by Delta, and Reykjavik by Icelandair. Icelandair is the first international carrier outside of Air Canada to service the airport. Delta Air Lines currently considers the airport to be a "focus city", or an airport that is not a hub, but is of importance to the carrier. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly shrunk the operation, but by September 2022, Delta will be serving 21 destinations on aircraft ranging from the CRJ700 to the 767.


Public general-aviation airports

In addition to RDU, several smaller publicly owned general-aviation airports also operate in the metropolitan region: *
Triangle North Executive Airport Triangle North Executive Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. It is located five nautical miles (9 km) southwest of the central business district of Louisburg, North Carolina. It ...
, Louisburg * Raleigh Exec , Sanford * Johnston County Airport , Smithfield * Horace Williams Airport , Chapel Hill (Closed) * Harnett Regional Jetport , Erwin * Person County Airport , Roxboro * Siler City Municipal Airport ,
Siler City Siler City is a town in western Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the town's population was 7,702. History Siler City began when Plikard Dederic Siler and his wife, Elizabeth Hartso ...


Private airfields

Several licensed private general-aviation and agricultural airfields are located in the region's suburban areas and nearby rural communities: * Bagwell Airport , Garner * Ball Airport , Louisburg * Barclaysville Field Airport , Angier * Brooks Field Airport , Siler City * CAG Farms Airport , Angier * Charles Field Airport , Dunn * Cox Airport , Apex * Crooked Creek Airport , Bunn * Dead Dog Airport , Pittsboro * Deck Airpark Airport , Apex * Dutchy Airport , Chapel Hill * Eagle's Landing Airport , Pittsboro * Field of Dreams Airport , Zebulon * Fuquay/Angier Field Airport , Fuquay-Varina * Hinton Field Airport ,
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* Kenly Airport , Kenly * Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport , Durham * Miles Airport , Chapel Hill * North Raleigh Airport , Louisburg * Peacock Stolport Airport , Garner * Raleigh East Airport , Knightdale * Riley Field Airport , Bunn * Ron's Field Ultralight Airport , Pittsboro * Triple W Airport , Raleigh * Womble Field Airport , Chapel Hill


Heliports

These licensed
heliport A heliport is a small airport which has a helipad, suitable for use by helicopters, powered lift, and various types of vertical lift aircraft. Designated heliports typically contain one or more touchdown and liftoff areas and may also hav ...
s serve the Research Triangle region: * Betsy Johnson Memorial Hospital Heliport , Dunn—publicly owned; medical service * Duke University North Heliport , Durham—privately owned; public medical service * Garner Road Heliport , Raleigh—publicly owned; state government service * Holly Green Heliport , Durham—private * Sky-5 Heliport , Raleigh—private, owned by Sky-5 Inc. (
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) * Sprint MidAtlantic Telecom Heliport , Youngsville—private; corporate service * Wake Medical Center Heliport , Raleigh—publicly owned; medical service * Western Wake Medical Center Heliport , Cary—publicly owned; medical service A number of
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s (i.e. marked landing sites not classified under the FAA
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system) also serve a variety of additional medical facilities (such as UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill), as well as private, corporate and governmental interests, throughout the region.


Rail

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serves the region with the
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,
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, Palmetto, Carolinian, and
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routes.


Shopping


Super-regional enclosed malls

*
Triangle Town Center Triangle Town Center is a shopping mall in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is located in North Raleigh off U.S. Highway 1 (Capital Boulevard) and Interstate 540 (North Carolina), Interstate 540. The mall features the traditional retailers Belk, Di ...
and Commons (Raleigh; 1,431,091 ft²) (opened 2002) *
The Streets at Southpoint The Streets at Southpoint is a shopping mall in Durham, North Carolina. Located near I-40, on Fayetteville Road, the mall was developed by Urban Retail Properties and is currently owned and managed by Brookfield Properties, a subsidiary of B ...
(Durham; 1,336,000 ft²) (opened 2002) *
Crabtree Valley Mall Crabtree is a shopping mall in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The mall spans of selling space, making it the largest mall in the Research Triangle area. , the mall is anchored by Belk (separate women's and men's stores) and Macy's. ...
(Raleigh; 1,326,000 ft²) (opened 1972) * Cary Towne Center (Cary; 914,252 ft²) (opened 1979, closed 2021) * Northgate Mall (Durham; 857,099 ft²) (opened 1960, enclosed 1972, closed 2020)


Major shopping centers

* Crossroads Plaza (Cary; 1,300,000 ft²) *
Village District Village District (formerly Cameron Village), was the first planned community to be developed in Raleigh, North Carolina. Development was started in 1947 when J.W. York and R.A Bryan bought of undeveloped land two miles west of downtown Raleigh ...
(Raleigh; 656,000 ft²) * Carolina Premium Outlets (Smithfield; 440,000 ft²) * University Place (Chapel Hill; 366,000 ft²) *
Carr Mill Mall Carr Mill Mall is a small, local shopping mall located in Carrboro, North Carolina. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Alberta Mill Complex. It is also a host for numerous local live performances and other cultural e ...
(
Carrboro Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,295 at the 2020 census.
; 86,000 ft²) * Tanger Outlet Center (
Mebane Mebane ( ) is a city located mostly in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States, and partly in Orange County. The town was named for Alexander Mebane, an American Revolutionary War general and member of the U.S. Congress. It was incorpora ...
; 317,000 ft²) * North Hills Mall & Plaza (Raleigh)


Entertainment

Film festivals and events: *
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is an annual international event dedicated to the theatrical exhibition of non-fiction cinema founded by Nancy Buirski, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo editor of ''The New York Times'' and documentary filmma ...
– Durham *
North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival The North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Festival is an annual LGBT film festival produced by the Carolina Theater in Durham, North Carolina, typically held in mid-August. The festival has been credited in previous years as the second largest LGBT fil ...
– Durham Notable performing arts and music venues: *
Cat's Cradle ''Cat's Cradle'' is a satirical postmodern novel, with science fiction elements, by American writer Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut's fourth novel, it was first published on March 18, 1963, exploring and satirizing issues of science, technology, the p ...
– Carrboro * Coastal Credit Union Music Park – Raleigh *
Red Hat Amphitheater The Red Hat Amphitheater (formerly the Raleigh Amphitheater) is an amphitheatre in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is adjacent to the Raleigh Convention Center. The Raleigh Amphitheater books acts through an agreement with Live Nation, and is owned ...
– downtown Raleigh *
Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park The Koka Booth Amphitheatre is a performing arts amphitheatre in Cary, North Carolina, United States. It is located in Regency Park, which is owned and operated by the Town of Cary. The venue is managed by SMG, formally known as Spectacor Manage ...
– Cary *
Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts Progress is movement towards a perceived refined, improved, or otherwise desired state. It is central to the philosophy of progressivism, which interprets progress as the set of advancements in technology, science, and social organization effic ...
– downtown Raleigh *
PNC Arena Lenovo Center (originally Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena and formerly RBC Center and PNC Arena) is an list of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The arena seats 18,700 for ice hockey and 19,500 ...
– Raleigh *
Durham Performing Arts Center The Durham Performing Arts Center (often called the DPAC) opened November 30, 2008 as the largest performing arts center in the Carolinas at a cost of $48 million. The DPAC hosts over 200 performances a year including touring Broadway productions, ...
– Durham * Carolina Theatre – Durham * Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Theater – Raleigh * Pinhook – Durham * Hayti Heritage Cultural Center – Durham Theatre and dance events: *
American Dance Festival The American Dance Festival (ADF) under the direction of Executive Director Jodee Nimerichter hosts its main summer dance courses including Summer Dance Intensive, Pre-Professional Dance Intensive, and the Dance Professional Workshops. It also ho ...
– Durham * Wake Forest Dance Festival – Wake Forest *
Raleigh Little Theatre Raleigh Little Theatre (RLT) is a community theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina, that produces 10 to 11 full productions annually and conducts youth and adult theatre education programs. About Raleigh Little Theatre was established in 1936 to pro ...
– Raleigh Music festivals: * Dreamville Festival – Raleigh *
Hopscotch Music Festival Hopscotch Music Festival is an annual three-day music festival in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. With more than 120 bands, Hopscotch is known for adventurous lineups, memorable performances, and a fan-friendly atmosphere. From ...
– Raleigh *
Moogfest Moogfest was a music and technology festival held annually or bi-annually in Durham, North Carolina, that honors engineer Robert Moog and his musical inventions. It was originally held in New York, New York, and then, after a brief hiatus, it m ...
– Durham * ProgDay – Chapel Hill *
Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival The Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance is a biannual music and dance festival in the United States, held on the first Thursday thru Sunday in May and October in Pittsboro, North Carolina. The festival takes place on a venue whi ...
– Pittsboro * Eno River Festival – Durham Movie theatres: *
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is an American cinema chain founded in 1997 in Austin, Texas, which is famous for serving dinner and drinks during the film, as well as its strict policy of requiring its audiences to maintain proper cinema-going etiq ...
– Raleigh *
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at
The Streets at Southpoint The Streets at Southpoint is a shopping mall in Durham, North Carolina. Located near I-40, on Fayetteville Road, the mall was developed by Urban Retail Properties and is currently owned and managed by Brookfield Properties, a subsidiary of B ...
– Durham * Carolina Theatre – Durham * Silverspot Cinema – Chapel Hill * The Rialto – Raleigh


Museums


Gardens and parks

*
JC Raulston Arboretum The JC Raulston Arboretum is a arboretum and botanical garden administered by North Carolina State University, and located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is open daily to the public without charge. History The Arboretum was established i ...
– Raleigh * Bond Park – Cary * John Chavis Memorial Park – Raleigh * Dorothea Dix Park – Raleigh * Sarah P. Duke Gardens – Durham * Durham Central Park – Durham * Durant Nature Preserve – Raleigh *
Falls Lake State Recreation Area Falls Lake State Recreation Area is a North Carolina state park in Durham and Wake counties, North Carolina in the United States. Near Wake Forest, North Carolina, it covers along the shores of Falls Lake. History Prior to 1978, flooding o ...
– Raleigh * Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve – Cary * Moore Square Park – Raleigh *
North Carolina Botanical Garden The North Carolina Botanical Garden is a botanical garden operated by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The primary goal of the Garden is to research, catalog, and promote the native plant species ...
, Chapel Hill * Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area, Hillsborough *
Pullen Park Pullen Park is a park, public park immediately west of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina. It is located on Ashe Avenue and is adjacent to the Main and Centennial campuses of North Carolina State University, covering an are ...
– Raleigh * Raleigh Rose Garden – Raleigh *
William B. Umstead State Park William B. Umstead State Park is a List of North Carolina state parks, North Carolina state park in Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County, North Carolina in the United States. It covers nestled between the expanding cities of Raleigh, North ...
– Raleigh, Cary, Durham


Lakes

*
Lake Crabtree Lake Crabtree is a reservoir in Cary, North Carolina. In order to alleviate the possibility of flooding, it was constructed in 1989 by the Natural Resources Conservation Service via damming the Crabtree Creek. It is currently within the Lake ...
– Cary * Eno Rock Quarry – Durham *
Falls Lake Falls Lake is a 12,410 acre (50 km2) reservoir located in Durham, Wake, and Granville counties in North Carolina, United States. It extends up the Neuse River to its source at the confluence of the Eno, Little, and Flat rivers, and ...
– Raleigh * Fantasy Lake – Wake Forest *
Hyco Lake Hyco Lake is a reservoir in Person and Caswell counties, North Carolina. It is the area's main destination for fishing, boating, water skiing, wake boarding, and recreation and is the larger of Person County's two lakes, the other being Mayo La ...
– Roxboro *
Jordan Lake B. Everett Jordan Lake is a reservoir in New Hope Valley, west of Cary, North Carolina, Cary and south of Durham, North Carolina, Durham in Chatham County, North Carolina, in the United States; the northernmost end of the lake extends into sout ...
– Durham *
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– Bahama * Shelley Lake – Raleigh


Media

The area is part of the Raleigh–Durham–Fayetteville television designated media area and is the 25th-largest in the country with 1,135,920 households (2014) included in that area and the second largest television market in North Carolina. It is part of the Raleigh–Durham
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radio market (code 115) and is the 42nd-largest in the country with a population of 1,365,900. The Raleigh–Durham–Fayetteville market is defined by Nielsen as including Chatham, Cumberland, Dunn, Durham, Granville, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Northampton, Orange, Robeson, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, and Wilson Counties, along with parts of Franklin County.


Print

Numerous newspapers and periodicals serve the Triangle market.


Paid and subscription

* ''
The News & Observer ''The News & Observer'' is an American regional daily newspaper that serves the greater Triangle area based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The paper is the largest in circulation in the state (second is the '' Charlotte Observer''). The paper has be ...
'', the major daily Raleigh newspaper and the region's largest, with a significant regional and statewide readership (especially to the east of the Triangle) * ''
The Herald-Sun ''The Herald-Sun'' is an American, English language daily newspaper in Durham, North Carolina, published by the McClatchy Company. History ''The Herald-Sun'' began publication on January 1, 1991, as the result of a merger of ''The Durham Morn ...
'', the major daily Durham newspaper * ''
Garner News Garner News was a weekly newspaper based in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. It covered the town of Garner, North Carolina Garner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 31,159 as of the 2020 census. A suburb ...
'', the weekly community newspaper for suburban Garner in southern Wake County * '' The Apex Herald'', the weekly community newspaper for suburban Apex in western Wake County * '' Holly Springs Sun'', the weekly community newspaper for suburban Holly Springs in southwestern Wake County * ''
Butner-Creedmoor News The ''Butner-Creedmoor News'' is a weekly newspaper with coverage area including the towns of Butner, Creedmoor and Stem, as well as Southern Granville, Northern Wake and Northern Durham counties in North Carolina. The newspaper is printed ...
'' The Weekly community newspaper for southern Granville County and surrounding areas * '' Cleveland Post'', the weekly community newspaper for suburban Cleveland and nearby northwestern Johnston and southern Wake Counties * '' Fuquay-Varina Independent'', the weekly community newspaper for suburban Fuquay-Varina in southwestern Wake County * ''
The Wake Weekly ''The Wake Weekly'' is an American weekly newspaper based in Wake Forest, North Carolina, primarily covering the North Carolina counties of Wake and Franklin. History From 2009–2019, it was published by Allen Publishing LLC, a corporation own ...
'', a weekly community newspaper serving suburban Wake Forest, northern Wake County and southern Franklin County * The '' Chatham Journal'', the weekly community newspaper for suburban Pittsboro and surrounding Chatham County * ''
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'', a weekly community newspaper for suburban Clayton and western Johnston County * '' The Daily Record'', the daily community newspaper for suburban Dunn and surrounding Harnett County * ''
The Courier-Times The Courier-Times is a once-a-week newspaper based in Roxboro, North Carolina, covering Person County. Publications are on Thursdays. The newspaper publishes several special sections, in January on Taxes, home improvement in May, local graduate ...
'', the semiweekly community newspaper for suburban Roxboro and Person County * ''
Triangle Business Journal American City Business Journals, Inc. (ACBJ) is an American newspaper publisher based in Charlotte, North Carolina. ACBJ publishes ''The Business Journals'', which contains local business news for 44 markets in the United States with each market ...
'', a weekly regional economic journal * '' Cary Magazine'', a bi-monthly magazine for Cary and western Wake County * '' Chapel Hill Magazine'', a bi-monthly magazine that serves 12,500 households and 1,600 businesses of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and northern Chatham County * ''Triangle Free Press'', a non-profit volunteer based print and digital newspaper that focuses on stories about the working class' struggle for a just society


Free

* The ''
Independent Weekly ''Indy Week'', formerly known as the ''Independent Weekly'' and originally the ''North Carolina Independent'', is a tabloid-format alternative weekly newspaper published in Durham, North Carolina, United States, and distributed throughout the Re ...
'', a free weekly regional independent journal published in Durham * The ''
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'', a monthly free regional newspaper published in Raleigh * The '' Raleigh Downtowner'', a free monthly magazine for downtown Raleigh and environs * The ''
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'', a free monthly magazine * ''
The Daily Tar Heel ''The Daily Tar Heel'' (''DTH'') is the independent student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was founded on February 23, 1893, and became a daily newspaper in 1929. The paper places a focus on university news and ...
'', the free weekday (during the regular academic year) student newspaper at UNC-Chapel Hill * ''
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'', the free weekday (during the regular academic year) student newspaper at NC State University in Raleigh * '' The Chronicle'', a free daily newspaper for (but independent of) Duke University and its surrounding community in Durham * ''The Blotter'', a free monthly regional literary journal * '' Fifteen-501'', a free magazine for the Durham–Chapel Hill area (named for nearby U.S. Route 15-501) * '' Acento Latino'', a free Spanish-language weekly regional newspaper published in Raleigh * ''Midtown Magazine'', a free bi-monthly lifestyle magazine published in Raleigh


Online only

* The '' Cary Citizen'', a free daily news source for the greater Cary and western Wake County area * The '' Raleigh Telegram'', a free daily news source for the greater Raleigh area * The '' Wake Forest Gazette'', a free weekly news site for items of local Wake Forest interest * The '' Johnston County Report'', a free daily news source for Johnston County and the surrounding areas


Television


Broadcast

The Triangle is part of the Raleigh–Durham–
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Designated Market Area for broadcast television. –16, the area was the 25th-largest in the country. This area includes these television stations: *
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(4, Chapel Hill),
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member station and flagship station of the
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television network, owned by the
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system *
WRAL-TV WRAL-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Research Triangle area. It is the flagship station of the locally based Capitol Broadcasting Company, which has ...
(5, Raleigh),
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affiliate owned by
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*
WTVD WTVD (channel 11) is a television station licensed to Durham, North Carolina, United States, serving the Research Triangle area. Owned and operated by the ABC television network through its ABC Owned Television Stations division, it maintains s ...
(11, Durham),
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WNCN WNCN (channel 17) is a television station licensed to Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States, serving the Research Triangle area as an affiliate of CBS. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, the station maintains studios on Front Street in north R ...
(17, Goldsboro),
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affiliate owned by
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*
WLFL WLFL (channel 22) is a television station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, serving the Research Triangle area as an affiliate of The CW. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Durham-licensed MyNetworkTV aff ...
(22, Raleigh), CW affiliate owned by
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WTNC-LD WTNC-LD (channel 26) is a low-power television station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language UniMás network to the Research Triangle region. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside ...
(26, Durham),
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O&O owned by
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*
WRDC WRDC (channel 28) is a television station licensed to Durham, North Carolina, United States, serving the Research Triangle area as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Raleigh-licensed CW affiliate WLFL ...
(28, Durham),
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affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group *
WRAY-TV WRAY-TV (channel 30) is a religious television station licensed to Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States, serving the Research Triangle region as an owned-and-operated station of Tri-State Christian Television (TCT). The station's transmit ...
(30, Wilson), TCT O&O owned by
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*
WUVC-DT WUVC-DT (channel 40) is a television station licensed to Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language Univision network to the Research Triangle region. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside Ra ...
(40, Fayetteville),
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O&O owned by TelevisaUnivision *
WRPX-TV WRPX-TV (channel 47) is a television station licensed to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Research Triangle region. It is owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scrip ...
(47, Rocky Mount) and
WFPX-TV WFPX-TV (channel 62) is a television station licensed to Archer Lodge, North Carolina, United States, broadcasting the digital multicast network Bounce TV to the Research Triangle region. It is owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of t ...
(62, Fayetteville), both
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O&Os owned by
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*
WRAZ-TV WRAZ (channel 50), branded Fox 50, is a television station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for the Research Triangle area. It is locally owned by the Capitol Broadcasting Company alongside NBC affi ...
(50, Raleigh),
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affiliate owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company


Cable

Raleigh is home to the Research Triangle Region bureau of the regional
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news channel
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.


Radio

The Triangle is home to
North Carolina Public Radio WUNC (91.5 MHz) is a listener-supported public radio station, serving the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. It is licensed to Chapel Hill and is operated by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. On weekdays, WUNC carries Na ...
, a public radio station/
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provider that brings in listeners around the country. Raleigh and a large part of the Triangle area is Arbitron radio market #43. Stations include: FM stations: * 88.1 FM
WKNC WKNC-FM (88.1 FM) is North Carolina State University's student-run, non-commercial college radio station broadcasting from Raleigh, North Carolina in the United States. Broadcasting with an effective radiated power of 25,000 watts, its signal c ...
(
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) College Radio from N.C. State University * 88.5 FM
WRTP WRTP (88.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian adult contemporary format. Licensed to Franklinton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Raleigh–Durham area. The station is owned by Radio Training Network, with studios on F ...
( RTN) Christian ("His Radio WRTP") * 88.7 FM WXDU ( DU) College Radio from Duke University * 88.9 FM
WRKV WRKV (88.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian music format. Licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Research Triangle. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation and features ...
( EMF) Contemporary Christian ("K-LOVE") from Educational Media Foundation * 89.3 FM
WXYC WXYC (89.3 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a college radio format. Licensed to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, the station is non-commercial and run by students of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The ...
(
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) College Radio from UNC-Chapel Hill * 89.7 FM
WCPE WCPE (89.7 FM) in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a listener supported non-commercial, non-profit radio station, and the program contributor for The Classical Station, a classical music network. The station went on the air July 17, 1978, and switch ...
Classical & Opera Music * 90.5 FM
WVRD WVRD (90.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Zebulon, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Liberty University. History Mega-Educational Communications started WAHD in 1990 with a m ...
(
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) Christian * 90.7 FM
WNCU WNCU (90.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a jazz format. Licensed to Durham, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Durham area. The station is owned by North Carolina Central University and features programming from Nation ...
( NCCU)
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/Jazz from N.C. Central University * 91.1 FM
W216BN WRTP (88.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian adult contemporary format. Licensed to Franklinton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Raleigh–Durham area. The station is owned by Radio Training Network, with studios on F ...
( RTN) Christian ("His Radio WRTP") (
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affiliate from UNC-Chapel Hill * 92.5 FM WYFL ( BBN) Christian Programs from Bible Broadcasting Network * 93.3 FM
WERO WERO (93.3 FM, "Bob 93-3") is a contemporary hit radio music formatted radio station for Eastern North Carolina licensed to Washington, North Carolina, US, targeting the Greenville, North Carolina, and Eastern North Carolina areas. History T ...
( NM License, LLC) CHR ("Bob 933") * 93.5 FM WRLY-LP Community Radio ("Oak 93.5") * 93.9 FM
WNCB WNCB (93.9 FM broadcasting, FM), known as "B93.9", is a country music radio station that serves the Raleigh-Durham market of North Carolina. It is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc., whose sister stations include WDCG, WTKK, WRDU, and W237B ...
( iHM) Country ("B93.9") * 94.3 FM W232CH(EMF) christian contemporary (K-LOVE) * 94.7 FM
WQDR-FM WQDR-FM (94.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Raleigh, North Carolina, broadcasting to the Research Triangle. "94.7 QDR" presents a country music radio format and is owned by the Curtis Media Group. WQDR-FM's studios and offices are on Hig ...
( CMG) Country ("94.7 QDR") 9 * 95.3 FM
W237BZ W237BZ, known on-air as 95.3 The Beat, is a radio station licensed to Clayton, North Carolina. The station airs a Classic hip hop radio format. The station is operated by iHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel Communications). The translator simulc ...
( iHM) Classic Hip-Hop ("95.3 The Beat") (Translator of WDCG-HD2) * 96.1 FM
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 ...
( CMG) Adult hits ("96.1 BBB") * 96.5 FM W243DK (
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) Sports ("The Buzz") (Translator of WCMC-HD2) * 96.7 FM WKRX Country ("Kickin' Country") * 96.9 FM
WPLW-FM WPLW-FM (96.9 MHz, "Pulse FM") is a contemporary hit radio station licensed to Goldsboro, North Carolina, which is east of the Research Triangle. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group. Its studios are located in Raleigh, and its transmitter ...
( CMG) CHR ("Pulse FM") * 97.5 FM
WQOK WQOK (97.5 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Carrboro, North Carolina, and serving the Raleigh–Durham media market, radio market. WQOK is owned and operated by Urban One and airs ...
( R1) Hip Hop ("K-97.5") * 97.9 FM
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("97.9 The Hill") (Translator of WCHL) * 98.1 FM
WQSM WQSM (98.1 FM) is a licensed class C1 top 40 (CHR) radio station based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Owned and operated by Cumulus Media, Q98 has offices and studios located at 1009 Drayton Road in downtown Fayetteville. Its ...
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) CHR ("Q-98") * 98.9 FM
W255AM WRTP (88.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian adult contemporary format. Licensed to Franklinton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Raleigh–Durham area. The station is owned by Radio Training Network, with studios on F ...
( RTN) Christian ("His Radio WRTP") (Translator of
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) * 99.3 FM W257CS (
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) Sports ("The Buzz") (Translator of WCMC-HD2) * 99.9 FM WCMC (
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) Sports ("99.9 The Fan ESPN Radio") (Flagship for
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) * 100.7 FM
WRDU WRDU (100.7 FM, "100.7 WRDU") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Wake Forest, North Carolina. The station is owned by iHeartMedia though licensee iHM Licenses, LLC and broadcasts a classic rock format. Its broadcast tower is near ...
( iHM) Classic Hits ("100.7 WRDU") * 101.1 FM
WYMY WYMY (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 signal go ...
( CMG) Spanish ("La Ley 101.1 FM") * 101.5 FM WRAL (
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) Adult Contemporary ("Mix 101.5") * 101.9 FM WKRP-LP Community Radio ("101 Nine WKRP") * 102.3 FM WKJO Classic Hits ("Kix 102") * 102.5 FM WKXU ( CMG) Classic Hits ("Kix 102") * 102.9 FM WKIX ( CMG) Classic Hits ("Kix 102") * 103.3 FM
WAKG WAKG (103.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Danville, Virginia, and serving Southside Virginia. It broadcasts a country music radio format and is owned and operated by the Piedmont Broadcasting Corporation. It is an affili ...
( PB) Country ("103.3 WAKG") * 103.5 FM
WCOM-LP WCOM-LP is a community low-power FM radio station, broadcasting from Carrboro, North Carolina. It broadcasts from a radio tower over Mary Scroggs Elementary School soccer field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Its studios are located in Carrbor ...
Community Radio, Variety * 103.9 FM
WNNL WNNL (103.9 FM) is an urban gospel formatted station serving the Raleigh–Durham metropolitan region. Owned by Radio One with WQOK and WFXC/ WFXK, the station is home to the Yolanda Adams morning show. Its studios are located in Raleigh an ...
( R1) Urban Gospel ("The Light 103.9") * 104.3 FM
WFXK WFXC (107.1 FM) and WFXK (104.3 FM) are a pair of simulcasting urban adult contemporary stations in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina market. WFXC is the main station, licensed to Durham, while WFXK is a full-power satellite licensed to Bu ...
( R1) Urban Adult Contemporary ("Foxy 104") * 104.7 FM W284CP ( CMG) Top-40 ("Pulse FM") (Translator of WPLW-FM) * 105.1 FM
WDCG WDCG (105.1 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial contemporary hit radio station licensed to Durham, North Carolina, and serving the Research Triangle radio market. Its studios are located on Smoketree Court in Raleigh's Highwoods Office Park an ...
( iHM) CHR ("G-105") * 106.1 FM
WTKK WTKK (106.1 FM broadcasting, FM), known as "106.1 FM Talk", is a radio station that is City of license, licensed to Knightdale, North Carolina and serves the Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, Durham media market (also kn ...
( iHM) Talk * 106.7 FM
WKVK WKVK (106.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Semora, North Carolina, it serves a large swath of central North Carolina and Southside Virginia as an outlet of K-LOVE. The station is currently owned ...
( EMF) Contemporary Christian * 107.1 FM
WFXC WFXC (107.1 FM) and WFXK (104.3 FM) are a pair of simulcasting urban adult contemporary stations in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina market. WFXC is the main station, licensed to Durham, while WFXK is a full-power satellite licensed to B ...
( R1) Urban Adult Contemporary ("Foxy 107") * 107.7 FM W299AP ( RTN) Christian ("His Radio WRTP") (Translator of
WRTP WRTP (88.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian adult contemporary format. Licensed to Franklinton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Raleigh–Durham area. The station is owned by Radio Training Network, with studios on F ...
) * 107.9 FM W300CE ( RTN) Christian ("His Radio WRTP") (Translator of
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) AM stations: * 540 AM
WETC WETC (540 kHz) is an AM radio station, licensed to the cities of Wendell and Zebulon, North Carolina. It is owned by Divine Mercy Radio, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. It is an all-volunteer, independently owned, non-commercial radio station t ...
Catholic radio * 570 AM WQDR Classic rock ("Rock 92.9") * 620 AM
WDNC WDNC (620 AM broadcasting, AM) is a Sports radio, sports radio station licensed to Durham, North Carolina but based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Owned and operated by Capitol Broadcasting Company as part of a cluster with NBC affiliate WRAL-TV, ...
Sports ("620 The Ticket") (Flagship for Duke Football and Basketball) * 680 AM
WPTF WPTF (680 AM broadcasting, AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. city of license, Licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, the station serves the Research Triangle area. It is owned by the Curtis Media Group, with ...
News, Talk & Sports ("NewsRadio 680 WPTF") * 750 AM WAUG Urban Programming from St. Augustine's College * 850 AM WKIX Oldies ("Oldies 104.7") * 1000 AM
WRTG WRTG (1000 AM broadcasting, AM) is a clear-channel station#Daytimers, daytime-only radio station licensed to Garner, North Carolina, which also serves the Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh region. It airs a Spanish language format as part of the ...
Spanish * 1030 AM
WDRU WDRU (1030 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Creedmoor, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Raleigh–Durham area. The station is owned by Truth Broadcasting Corporation. WDRU broadca ...
Christian ("The Truth 1030") * 1130 AM WPYB Country * 1240 AM
WPJL WPJL (1240 kHz) is a non-commercial AM radio station, licensed to Knightdale, North Carolina, and serving the Research Triangle. The station, owned by Divine Mercy Radio, simulcasts the Catholic radio format broadcast by WETC. WPJL is authoriz ...
Christian * 1310 AM
WTIK WTIK (1310 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Durham, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Triangle area. The station is currently owned by Claudino Bonerges, Ashley Padill ...
Spanish * 1360 AM WCHL ("97.9 The Hill") * 1410 AM
WRJD WRJD (1410 AM) is a radio station based in Durham, North Carolina, which currently silent its last broadcast was a Spanish Christian format. It was a heritage radio station that went by WSRC for over half a century. History The station signed o ...
Spanish Christian * 1430 AM WRXO Country ("Simulcast of WKRX-FM") * 1490 AM
WDUR WDUR (1490 AM) is an Indian/South Asian radio station in Durham, North Carolina, owned by Ravi Cherukuri, through licensee Arohi Media LLC. The station plays primarily Bollywood Hits while embracing the rest of the South Asian culture through ...
South Asian * 1530 AM
WLLQ WLLQ is a clear-channel station#Daytimers, daytime-only AM broadcasting, AM radio station licensed to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on 1530 kHz. The station is part of the regional Mexican music network called . History WLLQ debuted in 197 ...
Spanish * 1550 AM
WCLY WCLY (1550 AM; "The Buzz") is a currently silent radio station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company along with sister radio stations WRAL-FM, WCMC-FM and WDNC, and television stations WRAL-TV and WRAZ-TV. It ...
Adult album alternative ("That Station") * 1590 AM WHPY Christian


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See also

* Piedmont Atlantic *
Piedmont Crescent The Piedmont Crescent, also known as the Piedmont Urban Crescent, is a large, polycentric urbanized region in the U.S. state of North Carolina that forms the northern section of the rapidly developing Piedmont Atlantic megalopolis (or "megaregi ...
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Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad (or simply the Triad) is a metropolitan region in the north-central part of the U.S. state of North Carolina anchored by three cities: Greensboro, North Carolina, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston-Salem, and ...


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External links


Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce

Research Triangle Regional Partnership

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Raleigh Raleigh ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most populous city in the state (after Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte) ...