WENC
34°18′30.00″N 78°43′0.00″W / 34.3083333°N 78.7166667°W
| Broadcast area | Wilmington, North Carolina Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Lumberton, North Carolina Elizabethtown, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1220 kHz |
| Branding | Power1220 WENC |
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent |
| Affiliations | North Carolina News Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Godwin Communications, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | 1946 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 26000 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 152 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°18′30.00″N 78°43′0.00″W / 34.3083333°N 78.7166667°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
WENC (1220 AM) is a radio station licensed to Whiteville, North Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by Godwin Communications, LLC.[2][3]
WENC signed on in 1946, operating at 250 watts 24 hours a day. Whiteville Broadcasting Company owned the station until 1995, when J.L. "Big Jay" Godwin bought the station and became general manager. He changed the format from oldies to soul music, gospel and rhythm and blues with community news and obituaries. Tahitian McKenzie, Godwin's daughter, took over WENC after her parents' deaths but had to sign off after a year on December 31, 2024 because running the station was "not feasible" financially. The station is for sale.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WENC-AM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WENC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WENC Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "WENC off the air after nearly eight decades". The News Reporter. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 26000 (WENC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WENC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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