WILT
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Will (WILT) | |
City of license | Wilmington, North Carolina |
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Broadcast area | Wilmington, North Carolina |
Branding | 104.5 Will FM |
Slogan | We Play Everything |
Frequency | 104.5 MHz |
Format | Adult Hits |
ERP | 3,100 watts |
HAAT | 137 meters |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 74159 |
Transmitter Coordinates | |
Affiliations | ABC Radio |
Owner | Nm Licensing LLC |
Sister stations | SAM Fm WSSM |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 1045willfm.com |
WILT (104.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Hits format.[1] Licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Wilmington area. The station is currently owned by Nm Licensing LLC and features programing from ABC Radio .[2]
[edit] History
For many years this station was rock WRQR "Rock 104.5". In the Fall 1997 Arbitron ratings, WRQR was the top station, with John Boy and Billy getting a lot of the credit, though co-owner Chuck Sullivan pointed out "We've got the best of the old rock and best of the new rock."[3]
Kimberly "Night Nurse" McLaughlin-Smith aired a reggae show on WRQR on Sunday mornings.[4]
In July 2004, NextMedia Group purchased WRQR, WAZO, and WMFD from Ocean Broadcasting LLC, and WKXB and WSFM from Sea-Comm Inc.[5]
WRQR lost John Boy and Billy to WKXS-FM in December 2006.[6] On January 2, 2007, Two Guys Named Chris from Rock 92 in Greensboro, North Carolina began airing on WRQR, the first station other than Rock 92 to carry the show.[7]
The current format and letters moved March 31, 2008, from what is now WLGD in Jacksonville, North Carolina for a better signal in Wilmington.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ WILT Facility Record. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
- ^ Lee Roberts, "Riffs/Junkyard Update; Bands in Clubs; WRQR Pops to Top of Local Radio Ratings," Star-News, February 5, 1998.
- ^ John Staton, "Reggae Rising - Reggae Destiny Festival Offers Island Soul," Star-News, September 25, 2003.
- ^ Bonnie Eksten, "Ocean Broadcasting, Sea-Comm Stations Sold to NextMedia - New Owner to Operate Locally," Star-News, July 14, 2004.
- ^ Angela Mack, "Fans KISS Favorite Radio Station Goodbye," Star-News, October 30, 2006.
- ^ "'Two Guys Named Chris' Show Now Syndicated," Greensboro News & Record, January 4, 2007.
- ^ http://radioinsight.com/index.php?s=wrqr+wssm, Retrieved on 2008/04/10.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WILT
- Radio Locator information on WILT
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WILT
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