WCLY
Encyclopedia
WCLY is a Spanish language
sports radio
station located in Raleigh, North Carolina
. It is owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company
.
in 1962 as WNOH. WNOH was a country station founded by N.O. Harris, owner of Harris Distributors. WNOH's antenna was very near where the present-day Interstate 40 crosses Lake Wheeler Road, and its studios were located in the Jack Wardlaw Building on Hillsborough St. WNOH switched to Top 40 as WYNA in 1966. The station would later return to country under former WKIX owner Hugh Holder. With country music taking root on the FM dial, WYNA became Top 40 again as WRZR "The Rock of Raleigh" in 1982.
The station was also known briefly as WSES from 1983 until it became WCLY in 1987. The station's black gospel format came on line after the failed Top 40 format. That same decade, construction of I-40 through southern Raleigh forced the station to move their antenna to Maywood Avenue, where it shares the WDOX 570 tower. In the late 1990s both stations were bought by Curtis Media Group.
It was announced on August 10, 2009 that Curtis Media would sell WCLY and WDNC to Capitol Broadcasting Company
in exchange for the North Carolina News Network
. WCLY later switched to Spanish language
sports radio
from ESPN Deportes Radio
in October.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
sports radio
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
station located in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
. It is owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company
Capitol Broadcasting Company
Capitol Broadcasting Company is a TV and radio broadcast company based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They also own and operate the minor league baseball team, the Durham Bulls.-TV:*WRAL-TV 5...
.
History
WCLY began broadcasting from Raleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
in 1962 as WNOH. WNOH was a country station founded by N.O. Harris, owner of Harris Distributors. WNOH's antenna was very near where the present-day Interstate 40 crosses Lake Wheeler Road, and its studios were located in the Jack Wardlaw Building on Hillsborough St. WNOH switched to Top 40 as WYNA in 1966. The station would later return to country under former WKIX owner Hugh Holder. With country music taking root on the FM dial, WYNA became Top 40 again as WRZR "The Rock of Raleigh" in 1982.
The station was also known briefly as WSES from 1983 until it became WCLY in 1987. The station's black gospel format came on line after the failed Top 40 format. That same decade, construction of I-40 through southern Raleigh forced the station to move their antenna to Maywood Avenue, where it shares the WDOX 570 tower. In the late 1990s both stations were bought by Curtis Media Group.It was announced on August 10, 2009 that Curtis Media would sell WCLY and WDNC to Capitol Broadcasting Company
Capitol Broadcasting Company
Capitol Broadcasting Company is a TV and radio broadcast company based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They also own and operate the minor league baseball team, the Durham Bulls.-TV:*WRAL-TV 5...
in exchange for the North Carolina News Network
North Carolina News Network
The North Carolina News Network is a news and information service established in 1942. It provides programming to approximately 75 radio stations, primarily in the state of North Carolina, and can also be heard by Internet streaming via its website.-History:The roots of this network go back to...
. WCLY later switched to Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
sports radio
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
from ESPN Deportes Radio
ESPN Deportes Radio
ESPN Deportes Radio is a Spanish language sports radio network created and produced by Disney-owned ESPN. Programming includes call-in talk shows and commentary from hosts about a full range of sporting events, including soccer, American football, baseball and boxing.The network has stations in 13...
in October.