Top Music Stations in North Carolina
You have a blast listening to music, while working, working out, and driving in your car. Sometimes though, you have troubles finding a music station that fits you. Sometimes your favorite station changes and what used to be a couple of minutes of commercials once an hour has become a couple of minutes of music once an hour! Or maybe you are new to North Carolina, just visiting the area, or possibly just need a change. You have come to the right place.
Here we have all of the top North Carolina music stations in one place, you are sure to find one that meets your tastes. Try out all of the North Carolina stations and then give us your opinion on the best, worst, and any we don’t have on the list that should be. Whether you are in North Carolina for a visit or have lived here for years, we want to hear your opinion.
We have catered our list of North Carolina stations to the local opinions we have received so don’t stop sending them in. Music is an important part of our lives, in North Carolina, and anywhere else. Music stations are also a personal thing. What is music to you? Is it what gets you through your daily commute in North Carolina? Is it what you jam to in the shower? Is it what calms and centers you at work?
WBAV
Charlotte, NC
WBAV-FM (101.9 FM, “V 101.9”) is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station serving the Charlotte, North Carolina market. Owned by Beasley Broadcast Group.
WCPE
Wake Forest, NC
WCPE is a private classical music radio station broadcasting in the United States out of studios near Wake Forest, North Carolina. Broadcasting from Raleigh, North Carolina on 89.7 FM at 100,000 watts, the station went on the air July 17, 1978 and switched to a 24-hour classical music format in 1984. The “sister station”, WZPE in Bath, NC, had obtained a construction permit from the FCC for a power increase to 4,500 watts.
The Link! 107.9
Charlotte, NC
WLNK, known on the air as “107.9 The Link”, is a 100,000 watt radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina. It broadcasts at 107.9 MHz, primarily serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. On air programming consists of Hot Adult Contemporary music driven by radio personalities. Current weekday programming includes Bob & Sheri, The Kelly McKay Show, Matt & Ramona, and Anthony Michaels.
102 Jamz
Greensboro, NC
WJMH is an Entercom-owned Rhythmic-leaning Urban FM radio station serving the Piedmont Triad region. It broadcasts at 102.1 MHz with 99,000 watts of power and is licensed to serve Reidsville, North Carolina. WJMH has been operated by five different owners through the years, originally (1947) by Reidsville Broadcasting Company, Inc., in 1977 as the first station in the company now known as Beasley Broadcasting, in 1996 by Max Media, in 1998 by Sinclair Broadcasting and, from late 1999 to the present, by Entercom Communications Corp.
96.1 BBB
Raleigh, NC
WBBB (“96.1 BBB”), is an adult hits radio station based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The station was signed on in 1949 by the Raleigh News and Observer as WNAO-FM to simulcast sister station WNAO, 850 AM.
103.3 Asheville FM
Asheville, NC
Asheville FM is a nonprofit, freeform radio station run primarily by volunteers and focused on featuring locally created content that is reflective of and centered around the Asheville area and western North Carolina in general. The station currently has 60 shows, all hosted by locals, in addition to Democracy Now!
WBCN
Charlotte, NC
WBCN (1660 kHz “94.7 Smoke”) is a commercial radio station licensed to Charlotte, North Carolina. The station airs a classic rock radio format that includes a large number of Southern rock artists, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, The Allman Brothers and Tom Petty. WBCN is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group.
Joy FM
Winston-Salem, NC
WSGE operates at 91.7 FM and is a non-commercial, public radio station owned and managed by Gaston College, in Dallas, North Carolina. The station’s studio is located in the Craig Arts & Sciences building. Its signal covers 26 North and South Carolina counties with a population of 1.3 million residents. WSGE identifies itself as “Your Eclectic Music Station.” A large portion of its music programming consists of Adult Album Alternative [AAA] formatted music with special emphasis on local, independent musicians and live in-studio performances.
B93.9
Raleigh, NC
WNCB, known as “B93.9”, is a country music radio station that serves the Raleigh-Durham market of North Carolina. It is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc., whose sister stations include G105, 106.1 FM, Classic Rock 100.7 WRDU and 95X (WDCG-HD2).
Mix 96.5
Asheville, NC
WOXL-FM (known on-air as Mix 96.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Biltmore Forest, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Asheville area and broadcasts an adult contemporary music format. The station is currently owned by Saga Communications of North Carolina, LLC.
