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36187
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The promoter of this venue aspired to make the entertainment truly family friendly. In addition to the racing, efforts were being made to increase the variety of entertainment to concerts, fireworks, and ice skating.
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24772
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During World War II, Beaufort County began broadcasting US news and information to countries in South America, Central America, and Africa through the Voice of America radio station. Voice of America was an important way to communicate to these other countries during the war and especially during the 1950s, gaining it national renown. The station continued to operate with sites in both Beaufort and Pitt Counties until 2006 when the signal permanently went down.
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WHUP-FM is a small radio station based in Hillsborough that hopes to grow in the next five years. The station—originally an experiment in local radio—has a huge amount of community support, including a group of volunteers who contribute to the daily broadcasts and shows.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 5, February 2016, p15-17, il, por Periodical Website
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24179
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Batanga.com, located in Greensboro, is a radio web site that caters to those who enjoy Latin music. The site features genres such as tango, flamenco, salsa, and even classic rock, all in Spanish. The author interviews the owners of the business to find out why they have been so successful in Greensboro.
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36030
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A common conception is that college students enter the “real world” post-graduation. What the student employees at WZBM proved was that they’re already in the real world. The skills they’re learning behind the microphone were helping to smooth the transition from on campus employment to off.
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3129
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A new trend in radio broadcasting is for one company to own an unlimited number of stations nationwide. Consolidation of this type has occurred in Charlotte, the Triad, and the Triangle. Some fear this will decrease competition and local interest.
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3001
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allows one company to own an unlimited number of radio stations nationwide. SFX Broadcasting of New York, the nation's second largest radio conglomerate, owns four Raleigh stations.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 25, June 1996, p9,11,12, il Periodical Website
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27508
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Radio station WRDU is the Triangle’s most popular station thanks to shock-jocks Steve Reynolds and Kevin Silva. Reynolds and Silva have 169, 000 listeners per week who tune in to their raunchy and controversial show that airs between WRDU’s rock music. Some area residents are offended at their brand of comedy often aimed at women, blacks, ethnic groups, and Southerners. Questions also arise about how long WRDU and the show will stay popular as musical tastes change.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 49, December 5-11 1990, p10-13 Periodical Website
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24406
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This article discusses radio stations in North Carolina’s biggest cities and how they compete with each other for advertisers and listeners. It also discusses broadcast groups and how they buy and transform radio stations, as well as discussing the overall trends in the radio market.
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9138
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Connie B. Gay of Wake County was born on a 17-acre farm. By the 1950s, Gay owned fourteen radio stations. The first to operate a country music station in a large metropolitan area, Gay's gross fortune was estimated by THE WASHINGTON POST to be $50 million. Gay sold his businesses and retired to homes in Florida and Virginia in 1972.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 5, Oct 1976, p26-28, il, por
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32343
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The WPTF radio station, formerly WFBQ, began in the early 1920s as a fifty-watt broadcasting station in Raleigh and currently operates in Durham. The station was owned and operated by Wynne Radio Company, and had the motto, “We Protect The Family.” This article covers the history of the WPTF radio station and changes in the radio broadcasting industry.
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