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Radio station in Henderson, North Carolina

WHNC Simulcast of WCBQ in Oxford, North Carolina Henderson, North Carolina United States Frequency 890 kHz Programming Format Gospel Affiliations Westwood One Ownership Owner The Paradise Network (TPN) of North Carolina, Inc. History First air date June 5, 1945 (1945-06-05) Call sign meaning Henderson, North Carolina Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 56373 Class D Power 1,000 watts Transmitter coordinates 36°20′8.5″N 78°22′10″W / 36.335694°N 78.36944°W / 36.335694; -78.36944 Links Public license information Public file LMS Website wcbq-whnc-am.godaddysites.com

**WHNC** (890 [AM](/source/AM_broadcasting)) is a radio station in [Henderson, North Carolina](/source/Henderson%2C_North_Carolina), United States, broadcasting a [gospel music](/source/Gospel_music) format. It is owned by The Paradise Network and simulcasts [WCBQ](/source/WCBQ) (1340 AM) in [Oxford](/source/Oxford%2C_North_Carolina).

## History

On May 17, 1944, the Henderson Radio Corporation applied for authority to build a new 250-watt, daytime-only radio station on 890 kHz in [Henderson, North Carolina](/source/Henderson%2C_North_Carolina).[2] The firm had been incorporated by S. S. Stevenson and T. W. McCracken of Henderson and Nathan Frank of [Roanoke Rapids](/source/Roanoke_Rapids%2C_North_Carolina).[3] A [construction permit](/source/Construction_permit) was awarded on December 12,[2] and WHNC began broadcasting on June 5 with programming from the [Mutual Broadcasting System](/source/Mutual_Broadcasting_System).[4] Its transmitter site was located two miles north of town.[5] Some of the original equipment was transported to North Carolina and the original studio on William Street from a defunct radio station in Arizona.[6] In 1948, the company received a construction permit to build a companion FM station, WHNC-FM.[7]

A new studio was built in 1952, burned in a January 1956 fire that destroyed the transmitter,[8] and reopened three months later.[9] Frank became the sole owner in 1953[2] and sold WHNC-AM-FM in 1971 to the [Beasley Broadcast Group](/source/Beasley_Broadcast_Group).[2][6] Beasley sold WHNC and the FM, then renamed WXNC, to Rigel, Inc. in 1978; a minority stake in the new ownership was held by the stations' general manager.[10] WXNC was sold off in 1981 to the [Bible Broadcasting Network](/source/Bible_Broadcasting_Network) and became WYFL.[6] Rigel sold WHNC in 1994 to the Woodlief family, owner of [WCBQ](/source/WCBQ) (1340 AM) in nearby [Oxford](/source/Oxford%2C_North_Carolina). At the time, WHNC—which had been airing an automated [oldies](/source/Oldies) format—began simulcasting WCBQ on a full-time basis and shut down its local operation.[6]

The Woodliefs sold WCBQ and WHNC in 2001 to The Paradise Network, a Black-owned firm based in Washington, D.C.[11] The owner, Alvin Jones, broadened the stations' format by adding more high school sports coverage, daytime blocks of oldies music, *[The Radio Factor](/source/The_Radio_Factor)* with [Bill O'Reilly](/source/Bill_O'Reilly_(political_commentator)), and overnight [smooth jazz](/source/Smooth_jazz).[12] In the meantime, The Paradise Network accumulated legal troubles. The FCC fined it $18,000 for failing to maintain [Emergency Alert System](/source/Emergency_Alert_System) equipment or a public inspection file[13] and another $7,000 for broadcasting with too much power at night.[14] Paradise had not paid the [American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers](/source/American_Society_of_Composers%2C_Authors_and_Publishers) (ASCAP) for its licenses since 2002, and as a result in 2004 the stations lost the ability to play ASCAP-represented songs but did so anyway. Eleven music publishers sued in 2006, claiming WCBQ and WHNC had played their songs in 2004 despite not being current with ASCAP. A federal judge fined Paradise in December 2006.[13]

Paradise agreed to sell WCBQ and WHNC to The Raftt Corporation of Texas in August 2007. At the time, Paradise still owed the Woodliefs $300,000 on the 2001 purchase of the stations.[14]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-56373_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WHNC"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=56373). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-hc_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-hc_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-hc_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-hc_2-3) ["History Cards for WHNC"](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=60456). [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). ([Guide to reading History Cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Radio_Stations/History_Cards))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["New Corporations"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-new-corporations/194962128/). *The News and Observer*. April 6, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Proudly Announcing The Formal Opening of WHNC, North Carolina's Newest Radio Station"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-dispatch-proudly-announcing-th/194962224/). *The Daily Dispatch* (Advertisement). June 4, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Radio Station WHNC In Henderson Takes To The Air Tuesday"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-dispatch-radio-station-whnc-in/194962626/). *The Daily Dispatch*. June 4, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Dail940802_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Dail940802_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Dail940802_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Dail940802_6-3) Wheless, Al (August 2, 1994). ["WHNC signing off — for good: Henderson radio station to transmit Oxford signal"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-dispatch-whnc-signing-off-fo/194311539/). *The Daily Dispatch*. pp. 1, [2](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-dispatch-whnc/194311571/). Retrieved March 29, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** "FM Grants: Thirteen New CP's Issued by FCC". *Broadcasting*. March 1, 1948. p. 84. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [1014901521](https://www.proquest.com/docview/1014901521).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Radio Station WHNC Of Henderson Burns With $125,000 Loss"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-radio-station-whnc-of-hen/194963251/). *Durham Morning Herald*. Associated Press. January 23, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["WHNC Studio Rebuilt"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-whnc-studio-rebuilt/194963406/). *Durham Morning Herald*. April 28, 1956. p. I:8. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** "Changing Hands". *Broadcasting*. June 26, 1978. p. 66. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [1016899203](https://www.proquest.com/docview/1016899203).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Richards, Charlie (June 14, 2001). ["3 local radio stations are sold"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-dispatch-3-local-radio-station/194312681/). *The Daily Dispatch*. pp. 1A, [3A](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-dispatch-radio/194312717/). Retrieved March 29, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Richards, Charlie (April 10, 2005). ["Local radio stations broaden format, add 'oldies' and sports"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-dispatch-local-radio-stations/194312433/). *The Daily Dispatch*. p. 5A. Retrieved March 29, 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Dail070105_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Dail070105_13-1) Milliken, Matthew E. (January 5, 2007). ["Stations fined for copyright law violations: Performance licenses were stripped in 2004"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-dispatch-stations-fined-for-co/194312538/). *The Daily Dispatch*. pp. 1A, [2A](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-dispatch-station/194312562/). Retrieved March 29, 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Dail070819_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Dail070819_14-1) Milliken, Matthew E.; Wheless, Al (August 19, 2007). ["WCBQ, WHNC sold to out-of-state interests"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-dispatch-wcbq-whnc-sold-to-ou/194311263/). *The Daily Dispatch*. pp. 1A, [4A](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-dispatch-radio/194311289/). Retrieved March 29, 2026.

## External links

- [Facility details for Facility ID 56373 (WHNC)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=56373) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WHNC](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=am&callLetter=WHNC) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s AM station database

v t e Radio stations in the areas of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina and South Hill, Virginia By AM frequency 860 890 980 1230 1370 1400 1520 By FM frequency 88.1 89.3 90.1 WMVE WZRU 90.5 91.1 93.5 94.3 97.9 98.3 99.5 101.9 102.3 105.5 107.7 Translators 96.7 97.1 99.3 102.7 102.9 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 88.1-1 By call sign W244CP W246DQ W257EL W274AZ W278DC WARR WBBC-FM WCBT WEVA WHNC WHLQ WHRL WJYK WKSK-FM WLUS-FM WMVE WPTM WPZR WSHV WSMY WTRG WVRH WVRP WWDW WYTT WZRN WZRU Defunct WPEX (90.9 FM) Radio stations in Southside Virginia Farmville Lynchburg Petersburg South Hill Elsewhere in the region Southside Nearby regions Elizabeth City–Nags Head Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville Hampton Roads Raleigh-Durham Rocky Mount-Wilson See also List of radio stations in North Carolina List of radio stations in Virginia

v t e Daytime-only radio stations in North Carolina Stations WARR - Warrenton WAUG - New Hope WBFJ - Winston-Salem WCIS - Morganton WCLN - Clinton WCLW - Eden WCOK - Sparta WCPS - Tarboro WCXN - Claremont WDSL - Mocksville WDRU - Creedmoor WEAL - Greensboro WECR - Newland WGCR - Pisgah Forest WGOS - High Point WHNC - Henderson WKGX - Lenoir WKOO - Rose Hill WKTE - King WLLQ - Chapel Hill WLWL - Rockingham WNOW - Mint Hill WOBX - Wanchese WOGR - Charlotte WPEK - Fairview WPIP - Winston-Salem WPYB - Benson WREV - Reidsville WRNA - China Grove WRRZ - Clinton WRTG - Garner WRXO - Roxboro WSME - Camp Lejeune WSMX - Winston-Salem WTCG - Mount Holly WTSB - Selma WTXY - Whiteville WVOE - Chadbourn WWDR - Murfreesboro WWOL - Forest City WXIT - Blowing Rock WXNC - Monroe WYAL - Scotland Neck WYNC - Yanceyville WYZD - Dobson WZOO - Asheboro Defunct WGSB - Mebane WGTL - Kannapolis WGTM - Spindale WJOS - Elkin WJPI - Plymouth WLTT - Carolina Beach WSDC - Mocksville WSPF - Hickory WTRQ - Warsaw WUIV - Icard WWNG - Havelock See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

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