WPTL
Radio station in Canton, North Carolina
35°31′15″N 82°48′24″W / 35.52083°N 82.80667°W / 35.52083; -82.80667WPTL (920 AM) is a radio station broadcasting the Real Country music format from Westwood One Networks. WPTL is licensed to Canton, North Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by Skycountry Broadcasting. WPTL went on the air in 1963. Bill Reck owned the station since 1978 and retired in November 12, 2020. Bill's daughter - Terryll Evans is the new owner and is following in her fathers foot steps.[1]
WPTL has aired the football games of Pisgah High School since 1992, when WWIT dropped them. The station also airs Pisgah basketball, softball and baseball.[2][3]
John Anderson is the weekday morning host.[4] The former host was Frank Byrd.[5]
On February 7, 2018, WPTL added an FM signal at 101.7, broadcasting from Chambers Mountain, giving the station better coverage of all of Haywood County, especially at night.[1]
References
- ^ a b Perrotti, Kyle (February 12, 2018). "WPTL gets FM channel". The Mountaineer. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Jeff Bryson,"Bears Fans Tune in for Action," Asheville Citizen-Times, October 19, 2003.
- ^ "Radio Station Guide," Asheville Citizen-Times, August 19, 2007.
- ^ Air Staff
- ^ Tony Kiss, "WWNC stars of yesteryear remember the 'magic' they created in Asheville," Asheville Citizen-Times, June 19, 2010.
External links
- WPTL in the FCC AM station database
- WPTL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W269DK in the FCC FM station database
- W269DK at FCCdata.org
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Country radio stations in the state of North Carolina
- WACB – Taylorsville
- WAGY – Forest City
- WBHN – Bryson City
- WBRM – Marion
- WCAB – Rutherfordton
- WCBT – Roanoke Rapids
- WCOK – Sparta
- WCSL - Cherryville
- WCVP – Murphy
- WCVP-FM – Robbinsville
- WDSL – Mocksville
- WDWG – Rocky Mount
- WFAY - Fayetteville
- WFSC – Franklin
- WHKP - Hendersonville
- WIXE – Monroe
- WIZS – Henderson
- WKBC – North Wilkesboro
- WKKT – Statesville
- WKML – Lumberton
- WKOO – Rose Hill
- WKRK – Murphy
- WKRX – Roxboro
- WKSF – Old Fort
- WKSK – West Jefferson
- WKVS – Lenoir
- WKXR – Asheboro
- WKYK – Burnsville
- WMFR - High Point
- WMMY – Jefferson
- WMNC – Morganton
- WMNC-FM – Morganton
- WNBB – Bayboro
- WNCB – Cary
- WNCC – Franklin
- WNTB – Topsail Beach
- WPAQ – Mount Airy
- WPAW – Winston-Salem
- WPTL – Canton
- WPTM – Roanoke Rapids
- WPYB – Benson
- WQDK – Gatesville
- WQDR-FM – Raleigh
- WRNS-FM – Kinston
- WRSF – Columbia
- WSME – Camp Lejeune
- WSML - Graham
- WSOC-FM – Charlotte
- WSTP – Salisbury
- WTAB – Tabor City
- WTQR – Winston-Salem
- WWGP – Sanford
- WWMY – Beech Mountain
- WWQQ-FM – Wilmington
- WYRN – Louisburg
- WZGM – Black Mountain
- WZKT – Walnut Creek
- See also
- adult contemporary
- classic hits
- college
- country
- news/talk
- NPR
- oldies
- religious
- rock
- sports
- top 40
- urban
- other radio stations in North Carolina
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