Gold & Ovies Ranked #24 on National Radio Ink Sports Talker List
Adam and Joe, afternoon show co-hosts on Sports Radio 99.9 The Fan’s Afternoon Drive have been recognized as the 24th best local radio sports show in America by Radio Ink magazine. Last year the pair ranked #30. Adam Gold and Joe Ovies host their sports radio show from 3-7 p.m. Monday through Friday on Capitol Broadcasting’s […]
Capitol Broadcasting Company Adds FM Translators for WDNC-AM
Triangle gets more sports on FM 620 The Buzz, WDNC-AM, can now be found on two additional positions on the radio dial. The most recent signal in Durham on 96.5 MHz joins 99.3 MHz in Raleigh, which was launched in April 2014. An FM translator is a lower power FM radio station broadcasting a signal […]
The Buzz @ 80
The latest scoop from George Habel’s ‘Note to Self’ blog: WDNC was Durham’s first radio station taking to the airwaves in 1934. Eight decades later it’s spreading across the media landscape like kudzu! This summer we have extended the venerable AM radio station to the FM band with two translators. One covers Raleigh on 99.3 and […]
CBC Domestic Violence Effort #eNOughNC Generates National Following
It started thirteen days ago with a late afternoon meeting to talk about what sister stations WRAL and WRAZ (FOX 50) could do about domestic violence. Twelve hours later, it was a company-wide, multi-media effort that would start a community conversation about help and hope. The company launched “eNOughNC” with a 60-second PSA and a 90-second […]
WRAL To Host Domestic Violence Phone Bank Thursday Night
Capitol Broadcasting launched a campaign to combat domestic violence last week during NFL Thursday Night Football and will continue the effort this Thursday, September 18, 2014, with a phone bank during the evening news. The eNOughNC effort to prevent and end domestic violence is getting national press: TVNewsCheck: WRAL-TV Tackles Domestic Violence During NFL Game […]
CBC Says eNOugh to Domestic Violence
Domestic violence has sadly been in the news lately—and this week intensely, and Capitol Broadcasting decided to step up and do something about it. WRAL-TV and FOX 50 staffers worked quickly to put together a plan to raise awareness and provide information to help. “It’s the big, worthwhile, difference-making kind of project that makes me […]
Capitol Broadcasting Company Conducts Another ‘Town Hall’
Carolina Hurricanes Discuss Changes and Future 99.9 The Fan (WCMC-FM) is conducting its second ‘Fan Town Hall’ featuring the Carolina Hurricanes and with three of the most influential people in the Carolina Hurricanes’ organization. The Q&A session is Wednesday, September 3rd starting at 11:30a ET at WRAL-TV. Topics to be addressed include the new management […]
Capitol Broadcasting Company Conducts ‘Town Hall’
Athletic Directors discuss today’s college sports landscape 99.9 The Fan (WCMC-FM) is conducting its first-ever ‘Fan Town Hall’ with four of the most influential people in Triangle college sports today. The Q&A session is Thursday, July 17, 2014, starting at 11:30a ET at the Full Frame Theater in Durham, NC. Topics to be addressed include […]
Catch the Bulls on FM Radio
Capitol Sports Vice President George Habel recently unveiled some big news on his blog, Note to Self. Here’s what he had to say about a new way to hear the Durham Bulls on the radio. Bulls on FM @ 99.3 We are expanding the reach of Bulls’ flagship AM radio station WDNC…to the FM band. […]
From Sports Talk to Beauty Pageant: Ovies Seeks Mr. Triangle Title
99.9 The Fan Radio Sports Talk Host Joe Ovies isn’t your typical beauty queen material, but he’s decided to take to the stage to try to win a crown to help a good cause. Ovies will be competing in the inaugural Mr. Triangle Beauty Pageant coming up on Friday, June 20, 2014, at Kings Barcade […]