Radio station in North Carolina, United States
WSFL-FM (106.5 MHz ) is a classic rock radio station located in New Bern, North Carolina , that broadcasts to the entire eastern region of North Carolina. It has been around for several decades and is considered a fixture in the local community.
History
WSFL was one of the first Top 40 FM stations in North Carolina. During the 1980s the format switched to adult contemporary .
In December 1986, Caravelle Broadcast Group Inc. completed its purchase of WSFL-FM and Kinston radio stations WISP and WQDW .[ 2]
In March 1989, after Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwā against Salman Rushdie for writing The Satanic Verses , WSFL-FM burned all of its Cat Stevens records.[ 3]
WSFL and several other stations went off the air for a while, but WSFL-FM came back with an album rock format.[citation needed ] By 1994, WSFL-FM was airing John Boy and Billy .[ 4]
In 1995, WSFL (1380 AM) became WCOO after J4 Broadcasting bought the station along with WCKO in Norfolk, Virginia , and WCKN in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina . These stations began using the WCIN "Classic Oldies" format of R&B , jazz and blues .[ 5]
On February 2, 2017, Beasley Media Group announced that it would sell its six stations and four translators in the Greenville -New Bern -Jacksonville, North Carolina market, including WSFL-FM, to Curtis Media Group for $11 million to reduce the company's debt.[ 6] The sale was completed on May 1, 2017.[ 7]
References
^ "Facility Technical Data for WSFL-FM" . Licensing and Management System . Federal Communications Commission .
^ "The Carolinas," The Charlotte Observer , December 10, 1986.
^ "Cat Stevens Albums to Get Hot Treatment," The Charlotte Observer , March 3, 1989.
^ Tim Funk, "14th Station Picks Up John Boy and Billy," The Charlotte Observer , August 25, 1994.
^ Greg Paeth, "WCIN 'Classic Oldies' format expanding into syndication," The Cincinnati Post , June 6, 1995.
^ Layden, Laura (February 3, 2017). "Beasley to sell six stations in North Carolina for $11 million" . Naples Daily News . Retrieved June 6, 2017 .
^ "Consummation Notice)" . CDBS Public Access . Federal Communications Commission . May 3, 2017. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017 .
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