46. Wpeg 97.9 Fm
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 342-2644
Description: Longtime urban contemporary station is No. 1 for blazin’ hip-hop and R & B.
47. Wqnc 92.7 Fm
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 358-0211
Description: A classic R & B station; features Tom Joyner’s nationally syndicated morning show.
48. Wrfx 99.7 Fm
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 570-9739
Description: Classic rock station with a Southern tilt, and home to the nationally syndicated morning team of good old boys John Boy & Billy.
49. Wxrc 95.7 Fm
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 527-0957
Description: Independent rock radio that focuses mostly on classic rock. The Ride will play deep cuts in addition to hits, and has a regular selection of live recordings from various artists.
50. Wfnz 610 Am/1660 Am
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 570-9610
Description: Charlotte’s top sports talk station featuring Primetime with the Packman, Charlotte 49ers and Wake Forest games, and an afternoon show with former Panthers Frank Garcia and Brentson Buckner. Also airs syndicated sports shows and national game broadcasts.
51. Wnks 95.1 Fm
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 570-9595
Description: Popular Top 40 station with Ace & TJ in the morning. Plays range of music, from Akon and Beyoncé to the Black Eyed Peas and John Mayer. Other artists you will hear regularly are Pink, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, and Lady Gaga.
52. News 14 Carolina
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 973-5800
Address: 316 East Morehead St.
Description: The city’s only 24-hour news station, News 14 Carolina is available on channel 14 to Time Warner Cable customers. Viewers get local, statewide, and national news, with a splash of international happenings. Also, weather forecasts six times an hour on the 1s, traffic updates, and lifestyle features. There are brief sports updates throughout the day, with a 30-minute sports show at 10 p.m. nightly. News 14 debuted in June 2002 and had separate operations in Greensboro and Raleigh. The three entities have now merged, with some programming locally generated in Charlotte, and some statewide programming originating from the other bureaus.
53. Waxn-64, Independent
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 338-9999
Address: 1901 North Tryon St.
Description: WAXN (cable channel 10) features movies, sitcom reruns, talk shows, kids’ programs, sports events, and Action News at 10 p.m. produced by sister station WSOC.
54. Wbtv-3, Cbs
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 374-3500
Description: Started in 1949, WBTV (cable channel 2) is the oldest TV station in the Carolinas and one of the oldest CBS affiliates in the country. WBTV also is home to ACC football and basketball, as well as strong hometown sports coverage. The station is the only one in Charlotte with an Uptown studio.
55. Wccb-18, Fox
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 372-1800
Description: WCCB (cable channel 11) features the Fox network’s hit programs, talk shows, sitcom reruns, and Carolina Panthers NFL games. Local news broadcasts stand apart with a fast-paced, fun style geared toward a younger demographic. The station has a morning show, Fox News Rising, and an evening show called The Edge that is irreverent and sometimes controversial.
56. Wcnc-36, Nbc
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 329-3636
Address: 1001 Wood Ridge Center Dr.
Description: This NBC affiliate (cable channel 6) carries a full lineup of network programming, along with nightly local newscasts that are critically acclaimed but often trail in the ratings. WCNC produces hard-hitting investigative reports and is known for revealing poor sanitation ratings of local restaurants in a feature called “Eat, Drink and Be Wary.” WCNC has developed a news partnership with the Charlotte Observer newspaper in which the two share content.
57. Wjzy-46, The Cw
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 398-0046
Address: 3501 Performance Rd.
Description: Formerly a UPN station, WJZY (cable channel 8) became part of the CW in September 2006. Top shows include One Tree Hill, America’s Next Top Model, Gossip Girl, Smallville, Everybody Hates Chris, and the new Melrose Place. Reruns of Two and a Half Men are also popular.
58. Wmyt-55, My Network Tv
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 398-0046
Address: 3501 Performance Rd.
Description: Formerly the WB, WMYT (cable channel 12) is a newer network that features such primetime shows as Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Deal or No Deal, The Unit, and WWE Smackdown.
59. Wsoc-9, Abc
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 338-9999
Address: 1901 North Tryon St.
Description: WSOC (cable channel 4), is typically Charlotte’s top-rated news station. This ABC affiliate ascended to the top of the local news ratings in the late 1980s and has stayed there pretty much ever since. Popular regular segments are “Action 9,” a consumer advocate report, and “Whistle-Blower 9,” which investigates government waste and wrongdoing. In recent years, WSOC has lost three of Charlotte’s all-time most popular anchors—Debbie Faubion, Bill Walker, and Harold Johnson—to retirement, which could lead to shake-ups in the ratings.
60. Wtvi-42, Pbs
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Media
Telephone: (704) 372-2442
Address: 3242 Commonwealth Ave.