WTIB is a radio station

Radio station

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 in Eastern North Carolina

North Carolina

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 that airs a talk

Talk radio

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 format. WTIB is licensed in Williamston, North Carolina

Williamston, North Carolina

Williamston is a town in Martin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,843 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Martin County. The closest major city is Greenville, approx. 28 mi to the southwest.-Geography:...

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History

The station signed on in the late 60s or early 70s as WIAM-FM running a Top 40 format and simulcasting with then sister station WIAM (AM). WIAM-FM became WSEC, then WKKE "Key 103.7", owned by Mega Media. Seacomm bought the station and changed it to WHTE "Hot 104", also moving the station to Greenville

Greenville, North Carolina

Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina...

. Gray Communications bought WHTE and changed it to Contemporary Christian using the CBN Network

Christian Broadcasting Network

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 format. In 1991 WHTE began simucasting with 95.9

WRHT

WRHT is a radio station, broadcasting with 100,000 watts that cover the Greenville/New Bern area with a country music format. WRHT is licensed to Morehead City. WRHT is owned and operated by Inner Banks Media, owned by Henry Hinton.-History:WRHT started in the 1970s as WMBL-FM on 95.9 FM...

, switching to CHR

Contemporary hit radio

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 as The Hot FM. The stations separated in 1993 with 103.7 WHTE playing Hip Hop

Hip hop

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 music, until 1994 when they switched again to "Z 103.7" FM. On April 24, 1995, they hooked up with 96.3 and together they were playing Top 40 music. On April 25, 2007 the stations switched to "Thunder Country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

" on 103.7 FM. On March 15, 2010, 103.7 FM became the new home of WTIB, a talk radio station which was on 94.3

WRHD

WRHD is a radio station in Farmville, North Carolina broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format.-History:In 1989, Henry Hinton started New East Communications of Greenville, North Carolina. The company's stations were WGPM 94.3, WCZI and WKQT. WKQT was sold in 1996...

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