Curtis Media Group
Encyclopedia
Curtis Media Group is a broadcast media company based in Raleigh, North Carolina
, USA. The company owns and operates several North Carolina radio stations and four radio networks.
, broadcast news service for 75 affiliate stations in North Carolina
Triangle Traffic Network, traffic reporting service in the Raleigh Durham Metro
Southern Farm Network, agriculture reporting service for North and South Carolina
Triad Sports Network, sports programming in the Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem market
and talk simulcasts WSJS
and WSML
in 2006 from CBS Radio
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Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, USA. The company owns and operates several North Carolina radio stations and four radio networks.
AM
- WPTFWPTFWPTF, NewsRadio 680, is a talk radio station serving the Triangle area of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group...
680 AM (Raleigh, NCRaleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
) - WQDR (AM) 570 AM (Raleigh, NC)
- WGBRWGBRWGBR is a radio station licensed to Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by New Age Communications, Ltd.....
1150 AM (Goldsboro, NC) - WFMCWFMCWFMC is a radio station licensed to Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by New Age Communications, Inc....
730 AM (Goldsboro, NC) - WPCMWPCMWPCM is a radio station broadcasting a Oldies format. Licensed to Burlington-Graham, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Carolina Radio Group, Inc..-History:...
920 AM (Burlington, NC) - WKIX 850 AM (Raleigh, NC)
- WSJSWSJSWSJS is a radio station based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that broadcasts at 600 AM. It has a news/talk radio format and its slogan is "The Triad's News Radio", where "Triad" refers to the Piedmont Triad.-Programming:...
600 AM (Winston-Salem, NC) - WSMLWSMLWSML is located in Graham, North Carolina and broadcasts at 1200 AM. The station is part of a sports trimulcast with WCOG from Greensboro and WMFR from High Point. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group. Studios are located in downtown Graham.-History:...
1200 AM (Graham, NC) - WMFRWMFRWMFR is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to High Point, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Piedmont Triad area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group and features programing from ESPN Radio.-History:WMFR signed on October 15, 1935 by the Lambeth...
1230 AM (High Point, NC) - WXITWXITWXIT is a radio station that broadcasts in a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Blowing Rock, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group and features programing from CBS Radio, Westwood One and Jones Radio Network.-History:After buying WJTP in 1996 and...
1200 AM (Blowing Rock, NC) - WATAWATAWATA is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Boone, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Aisling Broadcasting of Banner Elk, LLC and features programing from MRN Radio, PRN Radio, Jones Media, ISP, ABC Radio and Westwood One.The station...
1450 AM (Boone, NC) - WECRWECR (AM)WECR is a radio station broadcasting asouthern gospel format. Licensed to Newland, NC, USA, it serves the Boone, NC area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group. WECR broadcasts during the daytime only.-History:...
1130 AM (Newland, NC) - WCOG 1320 AM (Greensboro, NC)
FM
- WQDR-FMWQDR-FMWQDR is a radio station in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, broadcasting to the state's central and eastern regions, including the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Fayetteville, Rocky Mount, Wilson, and Goldsboro...
94.7 FM (Raleigh, NC) - WBBB-FMWBBB-FMWBBB , is a Mainstream rock radio station based in Raleigh, North Carolina.-History:The station was signed on in 1949 by the Raleigh News and Observer as WNAO-FM to simulcast sister station WNAO, 850 AM. In 1959 the station became WKIX-FM, simulcasting much of sister AM WKIX's top 40 format...
96.1 FM "96Rock" (Raleigh, NC) - WYMYWYMYWYMY "96.9 La Ley" is a Spanish language radio station licensed to Goldsboro, North Carolina, which is east of the Raleigh-Durham Triangle. It plays a contemporary hit radio format...
96.9 FM "La Ley" (Raleigh, NC) - WKIX-FM 102.9 FM "Y102.9" (Raleigh, NC)
- WZTKWZTKWZTK is a news/talk radio station in Burlington, North Carolina. It serves the Triad and Triangle areas, which includes cities such as Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Durham, and Fayetteville. In addition the signal goes well north of Danville, Virginia...
101.1 FM "FM-Talk" (Burlington, NC) - WEQR 97.7 (Goldsboro, NC)
- WWPLWWPLWWPL is a radio station licensed to Smithfield, North Carolina broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group.-History:...
102.3 FM (Smithfield, NC) - WMMYWMMYWMMY is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Jefferson, North Carolina, USA, the station broadcasts from studios on Blowing Rock Road in Boone, North Carolina and serves the counties of Watauga, Ashe, Avery, Alleghany, Wilkes, Catawba and Caldwell in northwestern North...
106.1 FM (Jefferson, NC) - WECR-FMWECR-FMWECR-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Beech Mountain, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group and features programing from CBS Radio.-History:...
102.3 FM (Beech Mountain, NC) - WZJSWZJSWZJS is a radio station broadcasting an Oldies format. Licensed to Banner Elk, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Banner Elk area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group.-History:...
100.7 FM (Banner Elk, NC)
Radio Networks
North Carolina News NetworkNorth Carolina News Network
The North Carolina News Network is a news and information service established in 1942. It provides programming to approximately 75 radio stations, primarily in the state of North Carolina, and can also be heard by Internet streaming via its website.-History:The roots of this network go back to...
, broadcast news service for 75 affiliate stations in North Carolina
Triangle Traffic Network, traffic reporting service in the Raleigh Durham Metro
Southern Farm Network, agriculture reporting service for North and South Carolina
Triad Sports Network, sports programming in the Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem market
Internet
History
The company was 1968 Founded by Don Curtis as a Cable TV provider and started WCSL in Cherryville, NC and it is the largest privately-held broadcast company in North Carolina. CMG claims that WQDR is the highest-billing radio station in the state. Don Curtis has also formed a company with eastern North Carolina broadcaster Henry Hinton called "Inner Banks Broadcasting".The company purchased WMFRWMFR
WMFR is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to High Point, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Piedmont Triad area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group and features programing from ESPN Radio.-History:WMFR signed on October 15, 1935 by the Lambeth...
and talk simulcasts WSJS
WSJS
WSJS is a radio station based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that broadcasts at 600 AM. It has a news/talk radio format and its slogan is "The Triad's News Radio", where "Triad" refers to the Piedmont Triad.-Programming:...
and WSML
WSML
WSML is located in Graham, North Carolina and broadcasts at 1200 AM. The station is part of a sports trimulcast with WCOG from Greensboro and WMFR from High Point. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group. Studios are located in downtown Graham.-History:...
in 2006 from CBS Radio
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
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