New CBC Signage at Highwoods
New CBC Signage at Highwoods A Photo Story It’s official. Although MIX 101.5 and Capitol Broadcasting’s sports radio stations have been at their new Highwoods locations since, new signs announcing their presence were recently installed. The radio stations joined CBC’s satellite delivery company Microspace in the building late last fall, bringing more of CBC […]
World’s Longest Football Preview Show Set for August 11th
Join 99.9 THE FAN AND 620 The Buzz on Wednesday, August 11, 2010, for the 3RD ANNUAL WORLD’S LONGEST FOOTBALL PREVIEW SHOW, presented by Duke Orthopaedics. If you love football, this will be the place to be! 18 hours of local football coverage begins at 6am with Mark & Mike on 620 The Buzz. We’ll […]
ESPN Deportes Holds World Cup Viewing Party
ESPN Deportes holds a World Cup Viewing Party for the winners of La Liga de Raleigh’s Premiere Division champs & their families. View the Slideshow ESPN Deportes celebrated the World Cup by holding a World Cup Viewing Party at the WRAL Soccer Park in Raleigh. Along with McDonalds, ESPN Deportes treated the champions of La […]
99.9 FM The Fan Relocates Tower/Antenna For Maximum Triangle Sports Coverage
CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon flips the switch to put 99.9 FM on a new tower. Capitol Broadcasting Company has a new radio tower located in Auburn, N.C., that will significantly upgrade the already powerful Triangle signal for 99.9 FM The Fan (WCMC). With the help of an 18.5kW power upgrade, the new […]
99.9 The Fan’s 3rd Annual Cornhole Cup Takes Over American Tobacco
Team Mark & Joe take the crown for 99.9 The Fan’s 3rd Annual Cornhole Cup. View the Slideshow On Saturday, May 8, 2010, 96 teams competed to win the 3rd Annual Cornhole Cup benefiting the Prostate Cancer Foundation. This marks the second year the event has been held at the American Tobacco Campus. Over the […]
Triangle Sports Radio Stations Set Local Ratings Record
The latest Arbitron radio survey results show that Capitol Broadcasting Company’s 99.9 FM The Fan- ESPN Radio (WCMC), and 620 The Buzz (WDNC) together topped the 100,000 weekly listeners mark during the most recent ratings period. The 12-week winter ratings survey took place between January 6 and March 31, 2010, and evaluated both total daily […]
Talkers 250 Honors 99.9 FM The Fan, 620 AM The Buzz On-Air Talent
99.9 The Fan’s Adam Gold has been honored by Talkers magazine as one of the top talk radio hosts in the nation. Ten talk show hosts heard on sports radio properties 99.9 FM The Fan and 620 AM The Buzz have been recognized by Talkers magazine as part of the 250 most important talk show […]
1550 AM ESPN Deportes to Produce Area’s First Ever Spanish Broadcast
Wolfpack Sports Network and ESPN Deportes 1550 AM teamed up to offer Triangle listeners the first ever Spanish broadcast of a North Carolina State University sporting event. The Wolfpack hosted Boston College at 2pm on Sunday, March 7, and the game was broadcast live across the Triangle on (WCLY) 1550 AM ESPN Deportes. The production […]
Local Sports Radio Mainstays Switch Stations, Timeslots
Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC) has announced that Mark & Mike, The Insiders, will be switching time slots and stations with Adam & Joe, effective Thursday, February 18, 2010. Adam Gold & Joe Ovies will be moving into the 99.9 FM The Fan afternoon slot (3-7 PM) while Mark Thomas and Mike Maniscalco, The Insiders, […]
99.9 The Fan Helps Raise Funds for Toys for Tots
John Costigan (l to r), NC State Football Coach Tom O’Brien & Rey Arias present a check to 1st Sgt. Crafton from the US Marine Corps Reserve for Toys for Tots. On Thursday, December 10, 2009, 99.9 The Fan hosted a very special event at Rey’s Restaurant, An Evening with Coach Tom O’Brien benefiting the […]