The Raleigh-Durham broadcast market covers 22 counties stretching to Virginia. There are 61 radio stations in the Raleigh-Durham metro area. The television market recently moved up from No. 29 in the U.S to No. 28, according to Nielsen Media Research. Go here to keep up with the local TV scene.
TV STATIONS
- WRAL-TV is the No. 1 news station in the Raleigh-Durham area, and an affiliate of CBS. It is owned by Capitol Broadcasting.
- WTVD is based in Durham, and is generally No. 2 in news ratings. It is an affiliate of ABC.
- WNCN NBC-17 is generally No. 3 in news ratings, and is an affiliate of NBC. It is the only local news station to program an hour of news between 7 and 8 p.m.
- WRAZ Fox 50 is owned by Capitol Broadcasting. It is an affiliate of Fox Broadcasting, and runs news programming at 9 p.m. from sister station WRAL.
- WLFL CW22 is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. It broadcasts syndicated programs during the day, and show from The CW at night. Its nightly news broadcast at 10 comes from WTVD.
- WRDC MyRDC is also owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. The station runs American-made telenovela-style programs from myNetworkTV, plus movies and syndicated series.
- News 14 Carolina is owned by Time Warner Cable, and broadcasts news 24 hours a day.
ON THE RADIO
- Clear Channel owns the current No. 1 station WDCG 105.1 FM "G-105," which features the morning show "Bob and the Showgram," hosted by the oft-controversial Bob Dumas. Another top-10 Clear Channel station, WRVA 100.7 "The River," plays classic rock hits.
- Curtis Media Group in Raleigh owns the current No. 2 station WQDR 94.7 FM, which is no stranger to the No. 1 spot. The country-music king has been challenged in recent times by country stations WCMC 99.9 FM and Clear Channel's WRDU 106.1 FM "The Rooster," with little success (WCMC gave up the fight and went to sports talk in Fall 2007).
- Curtis Media has three other stations in the top 10: Old-timer WPTF 680 AM, a news talk station that carries Rush Limbaugh, WBBB 96.1 FM "96 Rock," and Mexican regional station WYMY 96.9 FM, aka "La Ley."
- Capitol Broadcasting in Raleigh owns WRAL 101.5 FM, an adult contemporary station currently in the lower part of the top 10. Besides owning the TV station WRAL and sister station WRAZ Fox 50, Capitol also owns three other TV stations statewide, and the Durham Bulls baseball team.
- Radio One, based in Maryland, owns two urban stations in the Raleigh-Durham area, both of which are regularly in the upper reaches of Arbitron ratings. WQOK 97.5 FM plays urban hits, and WNNL FM 103.9 "The Light" programs inspirational music and talk. Another Radio One station, Foxy 107 (107.1/104.3 FM) plays urban classics.
- McClatchey Broadcasting in Raleigh owns two sports talk stations, WDNC 620 AM "The Bull" and WRBZ 850 AM, "The Buzz."
