WKBC (AM)

WKBC (800 AM) is a radio station in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States. WKBC is licensed to broadcast with 1,000 watts in the daytime and 308 watts at night. The station is operated by Wilkes Broadcasting Company, Inc.

WKBC

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Frequency	800 (kHz)
Branding	AM 800 WKBC
Programming
Format	Classic country
Ownership
Owner	Wilkes Broadcasting Company
Sister stations	WKBC-FM
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Power	1,000 watts day 308 watts night
Translator(s)	92.7 MHz W224DZ (North Wilkesboro)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

Programming

WKBC plays American Country music.

WKBC's morning show is hosted by Steve Handy. Local News is broadcast by long time news personality Ed Racey who is the stations longest tenured employee dating back to the 1960s.

In 2021 WKBC-AM began simulcasting its AM signal on 92.7FM through a translator playing its Country music format mixing "Todays Country and All Time Favorites".

Eric Ellis, a regular on "Hometown Opry", was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame in January 2009.^[1]

History

WKBC began broadcasting at 5 a.m. June 27, 1947, owned and operated by the Wilkes Broadcasting Company. Besides local programming, it used the World Broadcasting System transcription service.^[2]

As of December 2024 WKBC plays classic country.

References

1. Wilkes County Banjo Player Inducted into Hall of Fame," Winston-Salem Journal, January 27, 2009.
2. "WKBC Begins Operation in North Wilkesboro, N.C." (PDF). Broadcasting. July 14, 1947. Retrieved October 3, 2014.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 72457 (WKBC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WKBC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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