Capitol Broadcasting Company is a TV and radio broadcast company based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They also operate the minor league baseball team, the Durham Bulls, but do not own it. [edit] Broadcast Stations Capitol Broadcasting Company owns and operates the following stations: - WRAL-TV 5 (CBS This TV, Raleigh, NC)
- WRAZ 50 (Fox, Raleigh, NC) and WRAZ-DT 50.2 (Retro Television Network, Raleigh, NC, Durham Bulls TV outlet)
- WJZY-TV 46 (The CW, Belmont, NC/Charlotte, NC)
- WMYT-TV 55 "My TV 12" (My Network TV, Rock Hill, SC/Charlotte, NC)
- WILM-LD 10 (CBS, Wilmington, NC)
Stations to be received from Curtis Media: - WDNC 620 (Durham, Sports)
- WCLY 1550 (Raleigh, ESPN Deportes sports)
(Under the name "Sunrise Broadcasting") - WAZO (Southport, Contemporary Hits) - 107.5 MHz, 32 kW
- WILT (Wilmington, Adult Contemporary) - 104.5 MHz, 3.1 kW
- WKXB (Burgaw, 70's & 80's) - 99.9 MHz, 100 kW
- WMFD (Wilmington, Sports Talk) - 630 kHz, 0.8/1 kW
- WSFM (Oak Island, Alternative) - 98.3 MHz, 18.5 kW
[edit] History - In 1937, A.J. Fletcher founded CBC when he created WRAL-AM 1240 (now WPJL).
- In 1939 WRAL-AM first transmitted using a 250 watt transmitter, becoming Raleigh's second Radio Station (Second to WPTF-AM)
- In 1942, CBC created the Tobacco Radio Network, a farm news radio service which was discontinued in 2002.
- On September 6, 1946 CBC received a license for WCOY-FM (which was later changed to WRAL). This was a 250,000 watt transmitter.
- In 1960, CBC created the North Carolina News Network, a statewide radio network which now provides news, weather and sports content to about 80 radio stations.
- December 15, 1956, CBC's flagship station WRAL-TV went on the air.
- In 1979, WRAL-TV became the first TV station in North Carolina to have a dedicated helicopter.
- In 1996, WRAL-TV was granted the first experimental high-definition television license in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission. In 2000, WRAL-HD aired the world's first all-HDTV newscast on October 13. In January 2001, WRAL converted all of its local news broadcasts to high-definition.
- October 14, 2005, Capitol Broadcasting signs on WCMC-FM on 99.9 MHz in Raleigh with a Country music format "Genuine Conutry".
- April 14, 2009, Capitol Broadcasting and the City of Raleigh partner to introduce the first mobile digital TV in a public transit bus.
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