WRHT
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| WRHT/WRHD | |
| City of license | Morehead City/Williamston |
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| Broadcast area | Greenville/New Bern Jacksonville |
| Branding | "96.3 & 103.7 Thunder Country" |
| Slogan | Country Music |
| Frequency | 96.3 (MHz) 103.7 (MHz) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 100,000 Watts (each) |
| Class | C1 |
| Former callsigns | 96.3 WMBL-FM (1978-1981) WMBJ (1981-1986) 103.7 WKKE (1987-1988) WHTE (1988-1994) WCBZ (1994-2004) |
| Owner | Inner Banks Media |
| Sister stations | WWHA, WWNK, WRHD, WLGT |
| Website | http://www.thundercountryonline.com |
WRHT and WRHD, also known as "Thunder Country" are the 2 radio stations with a combined total of 200,000 Watts that cover the Greenville/New Bern area with a Country music format. WRHT is licensed to Morehead City, and WRHD is licensed to Williamston. Both stations are owned and operated by Inner Banks Media.
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[edit] History
[edit] 96.3
WRHT started in the 1970's as WMBL-FM on 95.9 FM. For a time the station used to simulcast on WMBL-AM 740 with a MOR/Standards format. In 1981 WMBL-FM changed there calls to WMBJ as "J-96" and later 'Sunny 95.9'. In the mid 1980's, WMBJ moved to 96.3 and became "Sunny 96.3". In the late 1980's 96.3 changed calls to WRHT and became a CHR music station as the '96.3 The Hot FM'.
[edit] 103.7
In Early 80s it was a station called "Hot 104" Back in the late 80s until they switched to "Z 103.7" In 1991 and they separted in 1993 with 103.7 WHTE play the Hip Hop music Back in The time until 1994 They switch Again to "Z 103.7" FM until April 24,1995 they hook up with 96.3 Together and they are playing the Top 40 music.
In September 1991 WRHT joined WHTE in Williamston and began a CHR simulcast as 'The Hot FM's'.
In the early 2000's WRHT/WCBZ were known as "Hot 96 and 103-7".
In January 2004, WCBZ changed callsign to WRHD. That same year while under ownership of Archway Broadcasting, the station's studios moved to New Bern.
In September 2005, both stations became "The HOT FM" again as part of there 15th Anniversary.
Inner Banks Media bought WRHT as part of a cluster of stations from Archway Broadcast Group for $4.5 million in March of 2007.
On April 25 2007, The HOT FM moved to the weaker frequencies of WWHA-FM 94.1 Oriental and WWNK-FM 94.3 Farmville. Both were the home of country "94 HANK-FM". The Country format moved to the stronger 96.3/103.7 frequencies and became now known as "Thunder Country".
[edit] External links
- 96.3/103.7 Thunder Country official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WRHT
- Radio Locator information on WRHT
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WRHT
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WRHD
- Radio Locator information on WRHD
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WRHD
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