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class="infobox-header notheme"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kannapolis,_North_Carolina" title="Kannapolis, North Carolina">Kannapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li></ul></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Frequency" title="Frequency">Frequency</a></th><td class="infobox-data">870 <a href="/wiki/Kilohertz" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilohertz">kHz</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Programming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Radio_format" title="Radio format">Format</a></th><td class="infobox-data category">Defunct</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Ownership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">Fred H. Whitley, Inc.</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">First air date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1946_in_radio" title="1946 in radio">1946</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last air date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">December 25</a> <a href="/wiki/1992_in_radio" title="1992 in radio">1992</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Call_sign" title="Call sign">Call sign</a> meaning</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>W</b>orld's <b>G</b>reatest <b>T</b>extile <b>L</b>and</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Technical information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Facility_ID" title="Facility ID">Facility ID</a></th><td class="infobox-data">22428</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Transmitter_power_output" title="Transmitter power output">Power</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1,000 <a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">watts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Daytime_(astronomy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Daytime (astronomy)">day</a> only)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>WGTL</b> (870 <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">AM</a>) was a <a href="/wiki/Radio_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio station">radio station</a> licensed to <a href="/wiki/Kannapolis,_North_Carolina" title="Kannapolis, North Carolina">Kannapolis, North Carolina</a>. It operated on 870 kHz with a power of 1,000 watts daytime, non-directional. The call letters were chosen to represent a common slogan for its city of license, "World's Greatest Textile Land." WGTL has been off the air since <a href="/wiki/1992_in_radio" title="1992 in radio">1992</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WGTL&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_beginnings">The beginnings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WGTL&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The beginnings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 870 frequency in the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a> market first went on the air with the call letters WGTL in 1946, it was owned and operated by Fred H. Whitley. From 1946 to 1948, the station had studios in downtown Concord at the Hotel Concord. </p><p>From 1948 to 1992, the studios were co-located with the transmitter on Highway 29 across from the Carolina Mall. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="A_side_story:_sister_station_WAAK">A side story: sister station WAAK</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WGTL&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: A side story: sister station WAAK"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 960 frequency in the market first went on the air with the call letters <a href="/wiki/WCRU" title="WCRU">WAAK</a> in the town of <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_North_Carolina" title="Dallas, North Carolina">Dallas, North Carolina</a> on January 1, 1963. </p><p>The station was initially applied for by Wayne M. Nelson and was to be licensed in <a href="/wiki/Concord,_North_Carolina" title="Concord, North Carolina">Concord</a> with 1,000 watts daytime and nighttime. In 1960. Fred Whitley, owner of WGTL applied for the frequency as a daytime-only station in Dallas in order to keep new competition out of his market. </p><p>He won the <a href="/wiki/Construction_permit" class="mw-redirect" title="Construction permit">construction permit</a> for the station in Dallas, took the call letters WAAK off the top of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a> (FCC) call letter list, refurbished WGTL's studio (bought the audio board from WSJS-TV) and put the old WGTL console in Dallas. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Station_engineers">Station engineers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WGTL&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Station engineers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>WGTL was built for Whitley by Foy T. Hinson, a local radio repair shop owner who developed an interest in broadcast electronics during his service in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Hinson was the Chief Engineer for the station until December 1961. During the previous year, he had applied for a station of his own, and had constructed the facilities without the knowledge of WGTL's owner, Mr. Whitley. Hinson resigned from WGTL the last week of November, and signed on <a href="/wiki/WRKB" title="WRKB">WRKB</a> AM 1460 in Kannapolis the very next week. </p><p>William E. Rumple became the Chief Engineer of the station from that time until it went dark in 1992. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Location_in_Concord">Location in Concord</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WGTL&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Location in Concord"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although licensed to Kannapolis, North Carolina, both studio and transmitter were within the corporate limits of <a href="/wiki/Concord,_North_Carolina" title="Concord, North Carolina">Concord, North Carolina</a>, for the last 15 years of its existence. </p><p>The station was able to do this because Kannapolis was an unincorporated city until 1984, and lacking definite city boundaries allowed the station to be built closer to the commercial center of <a href="/wiki/Cabarrus_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cabarrus County, North Carolina">Cabarrus County</a> than would usually be allowed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programming">Programming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WGTL&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>WGTL featured a Birthdays segment and a sponsored Obituaries segment. Each day began and ended with "<a href="/wiki/The_Lord%27s_Prayer_(Albert_Hay_Malotte_song)" title="The Lord's Prayer (Albert Hay Malotte song)">The Lord's Prayer</a>," which the station also played when it first signed on.<sup id="cite_ref-signoff_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-signoff-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_final_sign-off">The final sign-off</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WGTL&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: The final sign-off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following bankruptcy and an extensive eviction proceeding, WGTL signed off for good at sunset, December 25, 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-signoff_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-signoff-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tower was dismantled two years later. Fred H. Whitley moved to <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas, Nevada</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_future_of_870_kHz">The future of 870 kHz</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WGTL&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: The future of 870 kHz"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Radio station WGHC, formerly licensed in <a href="/wiki/Clayton,_Georgia" title="Clayton, Georgia">Clayton, Georgia</a>, changed its <a href="/wiki/Community_of_license" class="mw-redirect" title="Community of license">community of license</a> to <a href="/wiki/Mount_Holly,_North_Carolina" title="Mount Holly, North Carolina">Mount Holly, North Carolina</a>, in 2009. When the move occurred, the station also changed broadcast frequencies from 1370 kHz to 870 kHz, the dial position formerly occupied by WGTL. 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title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_metropolitan_area" title="Charlotte metropolitan area">metropolitan area</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">AM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WAME" title="WAME">550</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKSK_(AM)" title="WKSK (AM)">580</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFNZ_(AM)" title="WFNZ (AM)">610</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZGV" title="WZGV">730</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTCG" title="WTCG">870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYFQ" title="WYFQ">930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCRU" title="WCRU">960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WULR" title="WULR">980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNOW_(AM)" title="WNOW (AM)">1030</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WJYJ" title="WJYJ">88.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNSC-FM" title="WNSC-FM">88.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDAV" title="WDAV">89.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRBK" title="WRBK">90.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFAE" title="WFAE">90.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYFG" class="mw-redirect" title="WYFG">91.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRFJ" title="WRFJ">91.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSGE" title="WSGE">91.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRCM" title="WRCM">91.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFNZ-FM" title="WFNZ-FM">92.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYFQ" title="WYFQ">93.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNKS" title="WNKS">95.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXRC" title="WXRC">95.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHQC" title="WHQC">96.1</a></li> <li><a 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title="W298CF">107.5</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NOAA_Weather_Radio" title="NOAA Weather Radio">NOAA Weather Radio</a><br />frequency</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KHC27" class="mw-redirect" title="KHC27">162.425</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXL70" class="mw-redirect" title="WXL70">162.475</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KJY85" class="mw-redirect" title="KJY85">162.525</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">Digital radio</a><br />by frequency & subchannel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WDAV" title="WDAV">89.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDAV" title="WDAV">89.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDAV" title="WDAV">89.9-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFAE" title="WFAE">90.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFAE" title="WFAE">90.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Radio_Exchange" title="Public Radio Exchange">90.7-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTBI-FM" class="mw-redirect" title="WTBI-FM">91.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRCM" title="WRCM">91.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air1" title="Air1">91.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRCM" title="WRCM">91.9-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNKS" title="WNKS">95.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNKS" title="WNKS">95.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNKS" title="WNKS">95.1-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHQC" title="WHQC">96.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air1" title="Air1">96.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHQC" title="WHQC">96.1-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKKT" title="WKKT">96.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKKT" title="WKKT">96.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPEG" title="WPEG">97.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPEG" title="WPEG">97.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPEG" title="WPEG">97.9-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBT-FM" title="WBT-FM">99.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRFX" title="WRFX">99.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W254AZ" title="W254AZ">99.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBAV-FM" title="WBAV-FM">101.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBAV-FM" title="WBAV-FM">101.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBAV-FM" title="WBAV-FM">101.9-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLKO" title="WLKO">102.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pride_Radio" title="Pride Radio">102.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSOC-FM" title="WSOC-FM">103.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSOC-FM" title="WSOC-FM">103.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSOC-FM" title="WSOC-FM">103.7-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKQC" title="WKQC">104.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKQC" title="WKQC">104.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKQC" title="WKQC">104.7-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOSF" title="WOSF">105.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFNZ_(AM)" title="WFNZ (AM)">105.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEND" title="WEND">106.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRHM" title="WRHM">107.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W281BE" title="W281BE">107.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRHM" title="WRHM">107.1-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLNK" title="WLNK">107.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBT_(AM)" title="WBT (AM)">107.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFNZ-FM" title="WFNZ-FM">107.9-3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/Call_signs_in_North_America" title="Call signs in North America">call sign</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KHC27" class="mw-redirect" title="KHC27">KHC27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KJY85" class="mw-redirect" title="KJY85">KJY85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W201DI" class="mw-redirect" title="W201DI">W201DI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W202BW" class="mw-redirect" title="W202BW">W202BW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W217AX" class="mw-redirect" title="W217AX">W217AX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W222CW" class="mw-redirect" title="W222CW">W222CW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W225BD" class="mw-redirect" title="W225BD">W225BD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W226CD" class="mw-redirect" title="W226CD">W226CD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W229CF" class="mw-redirect" title="W229CF">W229CF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W281BE" title="W281BE">W232AX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W232DI" class="mw-redirect" title="W232DI">W232DI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W234BY" class="mw-redirect" title="W234BY">W234BY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W243BY" class="mw-redirect" title="W243BY">W243BY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W247CV" class="mw-redirect" title="W247CV">W247CV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W248CO" class="mw-redirect" title="W248CO">W248CO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W252BU" class="mw-redirect" title="W252BU">W252BU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W252DI" class="mw-redirect" title="W252DI">W252DI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W253BA" class="mw-redirect" title="W253BA">W253BA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W253CV" class="mw-redirect" title="W253CV">W253CV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W254AZ" title="W254AZ">W254AZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W256BP" class="mw-redirect" title="W256BP">W256BP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W261CY" class="mw-redirect" title="W261CY">W261CY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W262BM" class="mw-redirect" title="W262BM">W262BM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W263CY" class="mw-redirect" title="W263CY">W263CY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W264CU" class="mw-redirect" title="W264CU">W264CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W268DM" class="mw-redirect" title="W268DM">W268DM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W272DU" class="mw-redirect" title="W272DU">W272DU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W273DA" class="mw-redirect" title="W273DA">W273DA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W277CB" class="mw-redirect" title="W277CB">W277CB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W281BE" title="W281BE">W281BE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W282BP" class="mw-redirect" title="W282BP">W282BP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W289BO" class="mw-redirect" title="W289BO">W289BO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W290DK" class="mw-redirect" title="W290DK">W290DK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W298CF" class="mw-redirect" title="W298CF">W298CF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAME" title="WAME">WAME</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAVO" title="WAVO">WAVO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBAV-FM" title="WBAV-FM">WBAV-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WBAV-FM" title="WBAV-FM">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBAV-FM" title="WBAV-FM">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBT_(AM)" title="WBT (AM)">WBT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBT-FM" title="WBT-FM">WBT-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCGC" title="WCGC">WCGC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCRU" title="WCRU">WCRU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDAV" title="WDAV">WDAV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDEX" title="WDEX">WDEX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDYT" title="WDYT">WDYT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDZD-LP" title="WDZD-LP">WDZD-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEND" title="WEND">WEND</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEZG-LP" title="WEZG-LP">WEZG-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFAE" title="WFAE">WFAE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFNZ_(AM)" title="WFNZ (AM)">WFNZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFNZ-FM" title="WFNZ-FM">WFNZ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGFY" title="WGFY">WGFY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGIV" title="WGIV">WGIV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGNC_(AM)" title="WGNC (AM)">WGNC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGSP_(AM)" title="WGSP (AM)">WGSP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGSP-FM" title="WGSP-FM">WGSP-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHKY_(AM)" title="WHKY (AM)">WHKY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHQC" title="WHQC">WHQC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHVN" title="WHVN">WHVN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIXE" title="WIXE">WIXE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJYJ" title="WJYJ">WJYJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKSK_(AM)" title="WKSK (AM)">WKSK (AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKKT" title="WKKT">WKKT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKQC" title="WKQC">WKQC</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WKQC" title="WKQC">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKQC" title="WKQC">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLNK" title="WLNK">WLNK</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WBT_(AM)" title="WBT (AM)">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFNZ-FM" title="WFNZ-FM">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLKO" title="WLKO">WLKO</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pride_Radio" title="Pride Radio">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMTG-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="WMTG-LP">WMTG-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNKS" title="WNKS">WNKS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WNKS" title="WNKS">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNKS" title="WNKS">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNOW_(AM)" title="WNOW (AM)">WNOW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNSC-FM" title="WNSC-FM">WNSC-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOGR_(AM)" title="WOGR (AM)">WOGR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOLS" title="WOLS">WOLS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOSF" title="WOSF">WOSF</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WFNZ_(AM)" title="WFNZ (AM)">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPEG" title="WPEG">WPEG</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WPEG" title="WPEG">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPEG" title="WPEG">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPZS" title="WPZS">WPZS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRBK" title="WRBK">WRBK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRCM" title="WRCM">WRCM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRFJ" title="WRFJ">WRFJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRFX" title="WRFX">WRFX</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/W254AZ" title="W254AZ">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRHI" title="WRHI">WRHI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRHJ-LP" title="WRHJ-LP">WRHJ-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRHM" title="WRHM">WRHM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/W281BE" title="W281BE">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRHM" title="WRHM">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRKB" title="WRKB">WRKB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSGE" title="WSGE">WSGE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSIC" title="WSIC">WSIC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSOC-FM" title="WSOC-FM">WSOC-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WSOC-FM" title="WSOC-FM">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSOC-FM" title="WSOC-FM">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTCG" title="WTCG">WTCG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WULR" title="WULR">WULR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXL70" class="mw-redirect" title="WXL70">WXL70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXNC" title="WXNC">WXNC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXRC" title="WXRC">WXRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYFG" class="mw-redirect" title="WYFG">WYFG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYFQ" title="WYFQ">WYFQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYFQ" title="WYFQ">WYFQ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYTX-LP" title="WYTX-LP">WYTX-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZGV" title="WZGV">WZGV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">WGTL (870 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLCM_(South_Carolina)" title="WLCM (South Carolina)">WLCM (1360 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEGO_(AM)" title="WEGO (AM)">WEGO (1410 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGIV_(1600_AM)" title="WGIV (1600 AM)">WGIV (1600 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBCN_(North_Carolina)" title="WBCN (North Carolina)">WBCN (1660 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYLI-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="WYLI-LP">WYLI-LP (93.7 FM)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt>Nearby regions</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Asheville_Radio" title="Template:Asheville Radio">Asheville</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Columbia_Radio" title="Template:Columbia Radio">Columbia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Piedmont_Triad_Radio" title="Template:Piedmont Triad Radio">Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Greenville-Spartanburg_Radio" title="Template:Greenville-Spartanburg Radio">Greenville-Spartanburg</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Johnson_City-Kingsport-Bristol_Radio" title="Template:Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol Radio">Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Southwest_VA_Radio" title="Template:Southwest VA Radio">Southwest Virginia</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_North_Carolina" title="List of radio stations in North Carolina">List of radio stations in North Carolina</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_South_Carolina" title="List of radio stations in South Carolina">List of radio stations in South Carolina</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link 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Hope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBFJ_(AM)" title="WBFJ (AM)">WBFJ - Winston-Salem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCIS_(AM)" title="WCIS (AM)">WCIS - Morganton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCLN_(AM)" title="WCLN (AM)">WCLN - Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCLW" title="WCLW">WCLW - Eden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCOK" title="WCOK">WCOK - Sparta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCPS" title="WCPS">WCPS - Tarboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCXN" title="WCXN">WCXN - Claremont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDSL_(AM)" title="WDSL (AM)">WDSL - Mocksville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDRU" title="WDRU">WDRU - Creedmoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEAL" title="WEAL">WEAL - Greensboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WECR" title="WECR">WECR - Newland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGCR" title="WGCR">WGCR - Pisgah Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGOS" title="WGOS">WGOS - High Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHNC" title="WHNC">WHNC - Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKGX" title="WKGX">WKGX - Lenoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKOO" title="WKOO">WKOO - Rose Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKTE" title="WKTE">WKTE - King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLLQ" title="WLLQ">WLLQ - Chapel Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLWL" title="WLWL">WLWL - Rockingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNOW_(AM)" title="WNOW (AM)">WNOW - Mint Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOBX_(AM)" title="WOBX (AM)">WOBX - Wanchese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOGR_(AM)" title="WOGR (AM)">WOGR - Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPEK" title="WPEK">WPEK - Fairview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPIP" title="WPIP">WPIP - Winston-Salem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPYB" title="WPYB">WPYB - Benson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WREV" title="WREV">WREV - Reidsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRNA" title="WRNA">WRNA - China Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRRZ" title="WRRZ">WRRZ - Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRTG" title="WRTG">WRTG - Garner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRXO" title="WRXO">WRXO - Roxboro</a></li> 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