History
- In 1937, A.J. Fletcher founded CBC when he created WRAL/1240 (now WPJL).
- In 1939 WRAL/ first transmitted using a 250 watt transmitter, becoming Raleigh's second radio station, after WPTF.
- 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-FM). 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. This property was sold to Curtis Media Group in 2009.
- On 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 1987, CBC launched WJZY-TV in Charlotte.
- In 1996, WRAL-TV was granted the first experimental high-definition television license in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission.
- On October 13, 2000, WRAL-HD aired the world's first all-HDTV newscast.
- In January 2001, WRAL converted all of its local news broadcasts to high-definition.
- In 2001, CBC purchased WFVT (now WMYT-TV) in Charlotte.
- On October 14, 2005, Capitol Broadcasting signed on WCMC-FM on 99.9 MHz in Raleigh with a Country music format, "Genuine Country".
- On April 14, 2009, Capitol Broadcasting and the City of Raleigh partnered to introduce the first mobile digital TV in a public transit bus.
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