WRAL-FM Wins a Gold Medallion Award A fall 1996 WRAL-FM sales promotion, “Piece of the Pie”, posed a question to the Triangle. “When your recipe works, why change it?” “Piece of the Pie” won the Gold Medallion Award at the read more
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Ray Wilkinson Inducted into the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Hall of Fame Ray Wilkinson was inducted into the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 14. Ray was recognized for his service to the farmers read more
CBC employees volunteered to help Capitol Broadcasting Companies at the North Carolina State Fair. CBC employees and volunteers promoted CBC services to fair goers throughout the nine day event. They helped out in two separate locations: The Cyberspace Exhibit and read more
Hurricane Fran – A Meteorologist’s Perspective by Chris Thompson Meterorologists have a tendency to isolate ourselves from the elements we talk about. Not that that is good or bad, it’s just the nature of the business. Satellites give us a read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 04, 1996 Contact: Bob Lind 919-890-6101 Capitol Broadcasting Company, Raleigh, NC CAPITOL BROADCASTING SELLS WWMX-FM & WOCT-FM, BALTIMORE RALEIGH, NC, SEPTEMBER 4, 1996 — Jim Goodmon, President and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc., Raleigh, NC, read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 06, 1996 Contact: John L. Greene 919-847-4714 or 919-821-8555 WRAL-HD, THE NATION’S FIRST HDTV STATION, DEMONSTRATES NEW TECHNOLOGY RALEIGH, NC, AUGUST 6, 1996 — WRAL-HD, the first commercial station in the nation to broadcast high-definition, digital read more
Hurricane Bertha – A Meteorologist’s Perspective by Brian Orzel A meteorologist reporting live from the heart of the first hurricane to strike the Cape Fear coast in over a decade. Part of a team effort that set WRAL-TV 5’s compelling read more
WRAL-HD becomes the nation’s first experimental high definition television station WRAL-HD became the nation’s first experimental high definition television (HDTV) station to go on-the-air in July. In making the announcement during a news conference, Jim Goodmon said HDTV is critical read more
Good luck to everyone at the Baltimore stations Capitol Broadcasting Company sold its Baltimore division, WWMX-FM and WOCT-FM, to American Radio Systems (ARS) headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The sale follows recent legislation deregulating the broadcast industry allowing for multiple radio read more
Ed Hubbard Retires after 35 years Congratulations to CBC Transmitter Supervisor Ed Hubbard, who retires at the end of this year (1996). Ed began work with the company 35 years ago. Everyone at CBC wishes Ed Hubbard the best in read more