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1123: 1118: 27: 424:. Johnny Hood and Frank Taylor were DJs at WGBR before becoming DJs at North Carolina's 50,000-watt flagship station, WPTF in Raleigh. Vassie Balkcum, a voice associated many years with WGBR, was inducted into the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters in 2004. 667: 695: 1018: 688: 1160: 1068: 1184: 1096: 1023: 681: 1053: 1038: 1078: 1033: 1091: 1063: 1048: 207: 1073: 1194: 1153: 1199: 1189: 1179: 1146: 557: 1028: 247: 467: 657: 661: 641: 637: 495: 475: 317: 190: 409: 647: 511: 1043: 817: 600: 435:
Prior to 2015, WGBR operated a translator at 98.3 FM that simulcast the news-talk format before switching to the
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On June 12, 2017 WGBR changed their format from news/talk to classic hits, closely resembling sister station
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worked as a DJ there on two separate stints in the 1950s, before eventually moving to
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in the 1950s. Its last move increased the power to 5,000 watts daytime.
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This article about a radio station in North Carolina is a
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to focus on news reporting and a lengthy career with
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The frequency changed to 1400 25: 664:Licensing and Management System 644:Licensing and Management System 472:Licensing and Management System 101:(New Age Communications, Ltd.) 1: 1133:. 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Goldsboro, North Carolina
Frequency
kHz
Format
Classic hits
Curtis Media Group
Sister stations
WELS-FM
WFMC
WPLW-FM
WSSG
WWMC
WZKT
1939
FCC
Facility ID
Class
Power
watts
35°22′26.00″N 78°0′42.00″W / 35.3738889°N 78.0116667°W / 35.3738889; -78.0116667
Translator(s)
Public file
LMS
curtismedia.com/wgbr/
1150
AM
radio station
Goldsboro, North Carolina
classic hits

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