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]WCKB (780 AM) is a radio station in Dunn, North Carolina. It airs a Southern gospel music format. The locally owned outlet airs church services and other related programming on Sundays in addition to the musical shows. WCKB is owned by NC Central Broadcasters. It transmits with 7,000 watts of power during the day and 1 watt at night. On March 11, 1946, three prominent Dunn businessmen, Lofton A. Tart, Sr., Earl McDonald Westbrook, and Thomas R. Hood, seeing the need for local radio coverage, associated themselves into a corporation under the na... See more
Dunn AM|780
+1910-892-3133
[email protected]
WCKB 780 17336 US Highway 421 South Dunn, NC 28334
https://wckb780.com/
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WCKB (780 AM) is a radio station in Dunn, North Carolina. It airs a Southern gospel music format.
The locally owned outlet airs church services and other related programming on Sundays in addition to the musical shows. WCKB is owned by NC Central Broadcasters. It transmits with 7,000 watts of power during the day and 1 watt at night.
On March 11, 1946, three prominent Dunn businessmen, Lofton A. Tart, Sr., Earl McDonald Westbrook, and Thomas R. Hood, seeing the need for local radio coverage, associated themselves into a corporation under the name of North Carolina Central Broadcasters, Inc.
The first meeting of the Board of Directors was held at 3:00 PM March 15, 1946. At this meeting a set of bylaws was adopted and officers of the corporation were elected as follows: Earl M. Westbrook, President; Leslie H. Campbell, Vice President; and A. Hartwell Campbell, Secretary/Treasurer.
At 11:15 am, December 6th, WCKB began broadcasting on a frequency of 780 kHz and a power of 1,000 watts. The first song played on WCKB was the National Anthem, followed by the song, “Tiger Rag.”
In a meeting of the Board of Directors held February 20, 1958, A. Lincoln Faulk, General Manager, announced that WCKB won the Freedom Foundation Award for the best program, “Editorial Opinion” by John G. Thomas, News Director and commentator of WCKB. “Editorial Opinion” by John G. Thomas became so popular and so widely accepted that over the years it won a total of eleven Freedom Foundation Awards for WCKB.
During the first twenty-five years of operation, WCKB featured a variety of formats which included big band, easy listening, pop, and rock n’ roll. Special emphasis was always placed on news, especially local news and weather, as well as talk programs.
During the 1980’s, WCKB moved to a Gospel Music format which continues today and features today’s hit Southern Gospel music.
In 1989, Charles L. Fowler purchased WCKB from Mrs. Alice T. Baggett and her son, Robie Butler. Since then, General Manager, Ronald C. Tart has become part owner of the company.
WCKB has received national recognition, with award nominations from Singing News Fan Awards, SGN Scoops’ Diamonds Awards, and Christian Voice Gospel Music Fan Awards. WCKB announcer Lottie Squires has received Singing New Fan Awards for Favorite Medium Market DJ and the Paul Heil Award for Broadcasting from the Diamond Awards.
The locally owned outlet airs church services and other related programming on Sundays in addition to the musical shows. WCKB is owned by NC Central Broadcasters. It transmits with 7,000 watts of power during the day and 1 watt at night.
On March 11, 1946, three prominent Dunn businessmen, Lofton A. Tart, Sr., Earl McDonald Westbrook, and Thomas R. Hood, seeing the need for local radio coverage, associated themselves into a corporation under the name of North Carolina Central Broadcasters, Inc.
The first meeting of the Board of Directors was held at 3:00 PM March 15, 1946. At this meeting a set of bylaws was adopted and officers of the corporation were elected as follows: Earl M. Westbrook, President; Leslie H. Campbell, Vice President; and A. Hartwell Campbell, Secretary/Treasurer.
At 11:15 am, December 6th, WCKB began broadcasting on a frequency of 780 kHz and a power of 1,000 watts. The first song played on WCKB was the National Anthem, followed by the song, “Tiger Rag.”
In a meeting of the Board of Directors held February 20, 1958, A. Lincoln Faulk, General Manager, announced that WCKB won the Freedom Foundation Award for the best program, “Editorial Opinion” by John G. Thomas, News Director and commentator of WCKB. “Editorial Opinion” by John G. Thomas became so popular and so widely accepted that over the years it won a total of eleven Freedom Foundation Awards for WCKB.
During the first twenty-five years of operation, WCKB featured a variety of formats which included big band, easy listening, pop, and rock n’ roll. Special emphasis was always placed on news, especially local news and weather, as well as talk programs.
During the 1980’s, WCKB moved to a Gospel Music format which continues today and features today’s hit Southern Gospel music.
In 1989, Charles L. Fowler purchased WCKB from Mrs. Alice T. Baggett and her son, Robie Butler. Since then, General Manager, Ronald C. Tart has become part owner of the company.
WCKB has received national recognition, with award nominations from Singing News Fan Awards, SGN Scoops’ Diamonds Awards, and Christian Voice Gospel Music Fan Awards. WCKB announcer Lottie Squires has received Singing New Fan Awards for Favorite Medium Market DJ and the Paul Heil Award for Broadcasting from the Diamond Awards.
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