- WILT
Infobox Radio station
name = Will (WILT)
city =Wilmington, North Carolina
area =Wilmington, North Carolina
branding = 104.5 Will FM
slogan = We Play Everything
airdate =
frequency = 104.5MHz
format =Adult Hits
power =
erp = 3,100watt s
haat = 137meter s
class = A
facility_id = 74159
coordinates = coord|34|10|0|N|77|56|40|W|type:landmark
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner =NextMedia_Group
licensee =
sister_stations =WAZO ,WKXB ,WSFM-FM
webcast = [http://www.1045willfm.com/pages/83974.php?contentType=4&contentId=206414 Listen Live]
website = [http://www.1045willfm.com 1045willfm.com]
affiliations =ABC Radio WILT (104.5 FM) is a
radio station broadcasting aAdult Hits format. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WILT |title=WILT Facility Record |work=United StatesFederal Communications Commission , audio division ] Licensed toWilmington, North Carolina , USA, the station serves the Wilmington area. The station is currently owned by Nm Licensing LLC and features programing fromABC Radio . [ cite web|url=http://www.arbitron.com|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron ]History
For many years this station was rock WRQR "Rock 104.5". In the Fall 1997
Arbitron ratings, WRQR was the top station, withJohn Boy and Billy getting a lot of the credit, though co-owner Chuck Sullivan pointed out "We've got the best of the old rock and best of the new rock." [Lee Roberts, "Riffs/Junkyard Update; Bands in Clubs; WRQR Pops to Top of Local Radio Ratings," "Star-News", February 5, 1998.]Kimberly "Night Nurse" McLaughlin-Smith aired a
reggae show on WRQR on Sunday mornings. [John Staton, "Reggae Rising - Reggae Destiny Festival Offers Island Soul," "Star-News", September 25, 2003.]In July 2004,
NextMedia Group purchased WRQR,WAZO , and WMFD fromOcean Broadcasting LLC , andWKXB and WSFM from Sea-Comm Inc. [Bonnie Eksten, "Ocean Broadcasting, Sea-Comm Stations Sold to NextMedia - New Owner to Operate Locally," "Star-News", July 14, 2004.]WRQR lost John Boy and Billy to
WKXS-FM in December 2006. [Angela Mack, "Fans KISS Favorite Radio Station Goodbye," "Star-News", October 30, 2006.] On January 2, 2007,Two Guys Named Chris from Rock 92 inGreensboro, North Carolina began airing on WRQR, the first station other than Rock 92 to carry the show. ["'Two Guys Named Chris' Show Now Syndicated," "Greensboro News & Record", January 4, 2007.] The current format and letters moved March 31, 2008, from what is nowWLGD inJacksonville, North Carolina for a better signal in Wilmington. [http://radioinsight.com/index.php?s=wrqr+wssm, Retrieved on 2008/04/10.]In July 2008,
Capitol Broadcasting announced its purchase of NextMedia's Wilmington stations [http://www.wral.com/business/story/3215727/, Retrieved on 2008/09/22.] .References
External links
*FMQ|WILT
*FML|WILT
*FMARB|WILT
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