WNBB and WNBR-FM (98.9 FM

FM broadcasting

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) are radio station simulcasting

Simulcast

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 a classic country

Classic country

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 music format. With WNBB licensed to Bayboro, North Carolina

Bayboro, North Carolina

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 and WNBR-FM to Bethel, North Carolina

Bethel, North Carolina

Bethel is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,743 at the 2008 census. In 2006, it was estimated the town's population was 1,690. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region...

USA, it serves the Greenville-New Bern area. The station is currently owned by Coastal Carolina Radio.

Call Letter Histories

WNBR-FM station went on the air as WDRP on 1987-08-04. on 1990-09-03, the station changed its call sign to WVSG, on 1990-10-01 to WDRP, on 2002-09-01 to WIAM-FM, on 2004-05-17 to the current WNBR-FM, WNBB station went on the air as WBHU on 1998-09-18. on 2000-11-06, the station changed its call sign to WRUP, on 2003-11-21 to the current WNBB,