WKBC-FM

WKBC-FM

City	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Frequency	97.3 MHz
Branding	97.3 WKBC
Programming
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations	Westwood One, AP Radio, Appalachian ISP Sports Network
History
First air date	July 1962
Call sign meaning	WilKes Broadcasting Company
Technical information
Facility ID	72458
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	403 meters
Transmitter coordinates	36°4′34.00″N 81°7′43.00″W / 36.0761111°N 81.1286111°W / 36.0761111; -81.1286111

WKBC-FM (97.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Most of its programming comes from Dial Global's Hot AC.^[1] Licensed to North Wilkesboro, North Carolina and formally owned by Wilkes Broadcasting Company, it features programming from Jones Radio Networks and AP Radio.

Due to its tower being located 2,600 feet above the surrounding terrain, the station can be heard as far south as Charlotte (providing city-grade coverage of the city's northern suburbs) and as far east as Winston-Salem when it starts to interfere with WQMG of Greensboro. The signal carries into the north-most portions of South Carolina including: York, Cherokee and Lancaster counties. It can also be heard clearly in parts of southwestern Virginia.^{[citation needed]}

The transmitter is located about 5 miles south of North Wilkesboro atop a peak in the Brushy Mountains of southern Wilkes County.

WKBC-FM's slogan is the "Home of Appalachian Football". The station is the radio flagship of nearby Appalachian State University's sports network.^[2]

Awards[]

WKBC was voted the best radio station in the Charlotte listening area by the music critics of Charlotte's Creative Loafing magazine in 2006.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• WKBC in the FCC FM station database
• WKBC on Radio-Locator
• WKBC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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