WRHD
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WRHD is a radio station
in Farmville, North Carolina
broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format.
. The company's stations were WGPM 94.3, WCZI
and WKQT
. WKQT was sold in 1996. In 2003, Archway Broadcasting Group, LLC, bought WGPM and WCZI and announced its acquisition of four Greenville market stations--WRHT
, WCBZ
, WNBR and WZBR--from Eastern North Carolina Broadcasting Company, Inc for $6.5 Million.
This station was once called WRQR. Later, with the letters WWGL, together with WWEA (formerly WNBR), this was a country music
station as "Eagle 94". Then WWEA Became WWHA and WWGL Became WWNK. The stations were "Hank FM". Inner Banks Media LLC Bought WWHA and WWNK as part of a cluster of stations from Archway for $4.5 million in March 2007. WWHA and WWNK were hot adult contemporary for a short time before switching to new letters and separate formats. WTIB
moved to 103.7 FM on March 15, 2010, with WRHD taking the 94.3 frequency.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Farmville, North Carolina
Farmville, North Carolina
Farmville is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, eight miles to the west of Greenville, North Carolina. According to a census taken in 2008 the estimated population is 4,615...
broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format.
History
In 1989, Henry Hinton started New East Communications of Greenville, North CarolinaGreenville, North Carolina
Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina...
. The company's stations were WGPM 94.3, WCZI
WLGT
WLGT is an American radio station licensed to Washington, North Carolina, USA. It serves the Greenville-New Bern-Kinston area. The station is currently owned by New Lite Media. After several months off the air, WLGT returned to the air on April 1, 2011...
and WKQT
WMGV
WMGV is a soft rock music formatted radio station licensed to serve Newport, North Carolina. The station serves Eastern North Carolina with a mix of music from the 1980s, 1990s and today.-History:...
. WKQT was sold in 1996. In 2003, Archway Broadcasting Group, LLC, bought WGPM and WCZI and announced its acquisition of four Greenville market stations--WRHT
WRHT
WRHT is a radio station, broadcasting with 100,000 watts that cover the Greenville/New Bern area with a country music format. WRHT is licensed to Morehead City. WRHT is owned and operated by Inner Banks Media, owned by Henry Hinton.-History:WRHT started in the 1970s as WMBL-FM on 95.9 FM...
, WCBZ
WTIB
WTIB is a radio station in Eastern North Carolina that airs a talk format. WTIB is licensed in Williamston, North Carolina.-History:...
, WNBR and WZBR--from Eastern North Carolina Broadcasting Company, Inc for $6.5 Million.
This station was once called WRQR. Later, with the letters WWGL, together with WWEA (formerly WNBR), this was a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
station as "Eagle 94". Then WWEA Became WWHA and WWGL Became WWNK. The stations were "Hank FM". Inner Banks Media LLC Bought WWHA and WWNK as part of a cluster of stations from Archway for $4.5 million in March 2007. WWHA and WWNK were hot adult contemporary for a short time before switching to new letters and separate formats. WTIB
WTIB
WTIB is a radio station in Eastern North Carolina that airs a talk format. WTIB is licensed in Williamston, North Carolina.-History:...
moved to 103.7 FM on March 15, 2010, with WRHD taking the 94.3 frequency.