WCMS-FM

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WCMS-FM
Currently silent
Broadcast areaElizabeth City-Nags Head
Frequency94.5 MHz
BrandingBig 94.5
Programming
FormatSilent (formerly Country)
AffiliationsMotor Racing Network
Performance Racing Network
Ownership
Owner
  • JAM Media Solutions LLC
  • (Jeffrey T. Testa, Trustee of JAM Media Solutions, LLC)
WCXL, WZPR, WVOD
History
First air date
May 1999 (as WWOC)
Former call signs
WWOC (1999–2005)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID83211
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT299 meters
Transmitter coordinates
35°29′10″N 75°59′58″W / 35.48611°N 75.99944°W / 35.48611; -75.99944
Links
Public license information
Websitebig945.com

WCMS-FM (94.5 FM) is a silent radio station, formerly broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Hatteras, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Elizabeth City-Nags Head area. WCMS has used the name "Water Country" since it signed on in 1999. The original call sign was WWOC. The change to the WCMS call sign was granted on 7/28/2005. The station was owned by Max Media until 2018 after a sale from Ray-D-O Biz LLC.[2][3]

The station is affiliated with the Motor Racing Network and the Performance Racing Network and carries live broadcasts of NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.[4][5]

On March 31, 2024, WCMS ceased operations.[6] Davis Media had planned to buy WCMS and other stations but the deal will not happen.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCMS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WCMS-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WCMS-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ "Radio Affiliates". MRN - Motor Racing Network. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Cup Series Affiliates". PRN. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  6. ^ Beach 104 Makes Temporary Move to WZPR Radioinsight - May 3, 2024
  7. ^ Davis Media Walks Away from Jam Media Solutions Acquisition Radioinsight - May 30, 2024


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