WNBU

WNBU (94.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a rhythmic oldies format. Licensed to Oriental, North Carolina, 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.[2][3]

WNBU
CityOriental, North Carolina
Broadcast areaNew Bern, North Carolina
Frequency94.1 MHz
BrandingGroovin' Oldies 94.1 & 97.9
Programming
FormatRhythmic oldies
Ownership
OwnerInner Banks Media
Sister stationsWTIB, WRHT, WRHD, WNCT-FM
History
First air date1993 (as WNBR)
Former call signsWZYH (1990-1992, CP)
WNBR (1992-2004)
WWEA (2004-05)
WWHA (2005-07)
WKOO (2007-09)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID13651
ClassC2
ERP11,000 watts
HAAT148 meters (486 ft)
Translator(s)97.9 FM (W250CJ, Winterville relays WRHD-HD2)
Repeater(s)94.3 WRHD-HD2 Greenville
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitegroovinfm.com

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.

In 2003, Archway Broadcasting Group, LLC announced its acquisition of WNBR and three other Greenville market stations--WRHT, WCBZ, and WZBR—from Eastern North Carolina Broadcasting Company, Inc. for $6.5 million. Also that year, Archway bought WGPM and WCZI.[4]

Later the station switched to WWEA, and together with WWGL (94.3 FM, formerly WGPM), this was a country 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.[5]

WWHA and WWNK were hot adult contemporary for a short time before switching to new letters and separate formats January 1, 2008. WWHA became oldies WKOO "Kool 94.1", using letters that two other area stations (now WRMR and WHAR) had used for the same format. WWNK became WTIB and later moved to 103.7 FM.

On November 5, 2018, WNBU changed their format from talk (which moved to WRHT 96.3 FM Morehead City) to country, branded as "Thunder Country 94.1".[6]

On March 1, 2019, WNBU changed their format from country to rhythmic oldies, branded as "Groovin' Oldies 94.1 & 97.9".[7]

References
  1. "Call Sign history". Retrieved 2011-03-22.
  2. "WKOO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WKOO Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. "Archway Broadcasting Group, LLC Completes First Three Acquisitions". The Free Library by Farlex. 2003-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  5. "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. 2007-01-14. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  6. Inner Banks Swaps Talk and Thunder Country in New Bern Radioinsight - November 5, 2018
  7. Inner Banks Flips ENC Pair to Groovin' Oldies Radioinsight - February 27, 2019

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