Media in Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina is a U.S. city that serves as a hub for numerous media sources.

Television

The Charlotte television market is the 24th largest TV market in the United States, and the largest in North Carolina, according to Nielsen Media Research.^[1]

Local television stations

Network owned-and-operated stations are highlighted in bold.

Channel	Callsign	Affiliation	Subchannels		Owner
			Channel	Programming
9	WSOC-TV	ABC	9.1	ABC Network Local News & Weather	Cox Media Group
3	WBTV-TV	CBS	3.1	CBS Network	Raycom Media
14	WHKY-TV	Independent	14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5	This TV RetroTV Heartland Informercials	Long Communications, Inc.
18	WCCB	The CW	18.2 18.3 18.4	Antenna TV Me-TV QVC Over the Air	Bahakel Communications
21	W21CK-D	3ABN	21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5	3ABN Proclaim 3ABN Latino 3ABN Radio Radio 74	Three Angels Broadcasting
30	WNSC-TV	PBS/SCETV	30.2 30.3	SC Channel (Create/PBS Encore) ETV World	South Carolina Educational Television Commission
36	WCNC-TV	NBC	36.2	Justice Network	Tegna, Inc.
42	WTVI	PBS	42.2 42.3	MHz Worldview Create	Central Piedmont Community College
46	WJZY	Fox	46.2	Movies!	Fox Television Stations
55	WMYT-TV	MyNetworkTV	55.2 55.3	Buzzr SBN
58	WUNG-TV	PBS/UNC-TV	58.2 58.3	UNC Kids UNC Explorer	University of North Carolina
64	WAXN-TV	Independent	64.2 64.3	GetTV Escape	Cox Media Group

National cable channels

• ESPNU/SEC Network
• Fox Sports 1 formerly SPEED

Charlotte was also the former home of the Inspiration Network (INSP), which is now in Indian Land, South Carolina.

Local cable channels

• Fox Sports Carolinas
• Time Warner Cable News North Carolina

Radio

The Charlotte radio market is the 24th largest in the U.S., according to Arbitron. Broadcast radio stations serving the market include, in order of format:

• Adult Contemporary
  • WKQC 104.7 FM
  • WLNK 107.9 FM
• Adult Standards
  • WAVO 1150 AM
• Classical
  • WDAV 89.9 FM
• Country
  • WIXE 1190 AM
  • WKKT 96.9 FM
  • WRHM-FM 107.1 FM
  • WSOC-FM 103.7 FM
• Family/Children
  • WGFY 1480 AM (Radio Disney)
• News/Talk/Sports
  • WBCN 1660 AM (CBS sports)
  • WBT 1110 AM and 99.3 FM (news)
  • WFAE 90.7 FM (NPR news)
  • WFNZ 610 (sports)
  • WHKY 1290 AM (talk)
  • WNSC-FM 88.9 (news, broadcasts from Rock Hill, South Carolina)
  • WRHI 1340 AM and 94.3 FM (news)
  • WTCG 870 AM (simulcast from 1370 AM in Clayton, Georgia)
  • WZGV 730 AM (ESPN sports)
• Oldies
  • WRBK-FM 90.3 FM
• Public Radio
  • WSGE 91.7 FM
• Religious
  • WPZS 100.9 FM (Urban Gospel)
  • WDEX 1430 AM (Southern gospel)
  • WMIT 106.9 FM (contemporary Christian)
  • WOGR 1540 AM (Christian)
  • WHVN 1240 AM (with simulcast on WCGC 1270 and WTIX 1410))
  • WRCM-FM 91.9 FM ("K-LOVE" contemporary Christian)
  • WWLV 94.1 FM ("K-LOVE" contemporary Christian broadcasts from the Piedmont Triad)
  • WYFQ 93.5 FM and 930 AM (Bible Broadcasting Network)
  • WCRU 960 AM
• Rock
  • WXRC 95.7 FM (rock-leaning classic hits)
  • WRFX 99.7 FM (classic rock)
  • WLKO 102.9 FM (adult hits)
  • WEND 106.5 FM (modern rock)
• Spanish
  • WNOW 1030 AM
  • WOLS 106.1 FM (regional Mexican)
  • WXNC 1060 AM
  • WGSP 1310 AM
  • WGSP-FM 102.3 FM (Tropical and Latin Pop)
• Top 40/Pop
  • WHQC 96.1 FM
  • WNKS 95.1 FM
• Urban
  • WQNC 92.7 FM (Mainstream Urban)
  • WPEG 97.9 FM (Mainstream Urban)
  • WBAV-FM 101.9 FM (Urban Adult Contemporary)
  • WOSF 105.3 FM (Urban Oldies)
  • WGIV 1370 AM/103.3 FM (Urban Variety)
• Variety
  • WYLI-LP 93.7 FM

References

1. http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/public%20factsheets/tv/2014-2015%20DMA%20RANKS.pdf

• http://www.ncpress.com/ncpa/newspapersonline.html North Carolina Press Association