WNCT (AM)

WNCT (1070 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a beach music format, as "Beach, Boogie and Blues". Licensed to Greenville, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Greenville-New Bern area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group Inc.

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Greenville-New Bern
1070 kHz
Beach, Boogie, & Blues Radio
Beach music
Curtis Media Group(CMG Coastal Carolina, LLC)
WIKS, WSFL-FM, WMGV, WMJV
1940 (1940)
WGTC (1940–1965)
1500 kHz (1940–1941)1490 kHz (1941–1950)1590 kHz (1950–1972)
North Carolina Television (from former sister station WNCT-TV)
FCC
57841
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5,000 watts day13 watts night
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See § Translators
101.9 WIKS-HD2 (New Bern)106.5 WSFL-FM HD2 (New Bern)102.9 WELS-FM (Kinston)
Public fileLMS
Listen live
www.beachboogieandblues.com

WNCT (1070 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a beach music format, as "Beach, Boogie and Blues". Licensed to Greenville, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Greenville-New Bern area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group Inc.

In 1963, Roy H. Park, owner of WNCT-TV, bought WGTC, Greenville's oldest radio station. At the time, the station broadcast at 5,000 watts at 1590 AM. WGTC changed its call letters to the current WNCT two years later. In 1969, WNCT moved to 1070 AM and increased its power to 10,000 watts.

Hinton Media Group programmed WNCT when it was "Talk 1070" and aired its programming on local Cable Channel 7. In 2006, WNCT increased its daytime power to 50,000 watts. The station also became the first AM station in North Carolina to utilize HD radio technology.

By 2008, WNCT aired a contemporary Christian music format. As of January 5, 2009, the station currently brands itself as "Beach, Boogie and Blues" and plays Carolina Beach Music.

On February 2, 2017, Beasley Media Group announced that it would sell its six stations and four translators in the Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, North Carolina market, including WNCT, to Curtis Media Group for $11 million to reduce the company's debt; the deal separated the station from WNCT-FM, which was concurrently divested to Inner Banks Media to comply with FCC ownership limits. The sale was completed on May 1, 2017.

The beach music format began a simulcast on WELS-FM in Kinston on July 1, 2017.

In addition to the two main stations, WNCT is relayed by an additional three translators to widen its broadcast area. The translators are fed by WIKS-HD2.

Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
95.7 FMNew Bern, North Carolina1573182500 m (0 ft)D35°8′21.6″N 77°4′40.8″W / 35.139333°N 77.078000°W / 35.139333; -77.078000 (W239BC)LMS
101.1 FMJacksonville, North Carolina15727025072.6 m (238 ft)D34°44′56.6″N 77°24′49.9″W / 34.749056°N 77.413861°W / 34.749056; -77.413861 (W266AV)LMS
105.9 FMWinterville, North Carolina157773250150.2 m (493 ft)D35°32′39.6″N 77°21′24.3″W / 35.544333°N 77.356750°W / 35.544333; -77.356750 (W290CB)LMS
  • Official website
  • Facility details for Facility ID 57841 (WNCT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • WNCT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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