99.9 The Fan Adds GM to Staff

Capitol Broadcasting’s new 99.9 The Fan now has a General Manager.  Mike Morgan will join the staff on Monday, October 15, 2007.   Morgan comes to 99.9 The Fan from 99X in Atlanta where he was General Sales Manager of Cumulus’ alternative rock station. Before Atlanta, Morgan was Director of Sales for Entercom’s seven-station cluster […]

99.9 The Fan Kicks Off

The studio is hopping as 99.9 The Fan launches on Wed, Oct 10th. Sports fans in the Triangle are now getting their fill of insider information, analysis and interviews on FM radio for the first time.   Capitol Broadcasting completed the metamorphosis of WCMC to 99.9 The Fan on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, and the […]

Winning Non-Profits Collect WRAL Azaleas in 2007 Celebration

Winning Non-Profits Collect WRAL Azaleas in 2007 Celebration CBC distributes over 10,000 azaleas on Saturday, Oct 6th as part of the 2007 WRAL Azalea Celebration. The WRAL-TV Transmitter in Auburn got a lot more traffic than usual on Saturday, October 6, 2007.   Non-profit groups from all over North Carolina descended on the site to […]

Cold Case Solved With Help of NC Wanted

Cold Case Solved With Help of NC Wanted A wanted fugitive is off the streets after 27 years on the run, thanks to a knowledgeable viewer and the television show “NC Wanted.” Charles Edward Benjamin, 69, was the Raleigh Police Department’s key suspect in a 1980 attempted murder. Faye Benjamin said Charles Benjamin, her estranged […]

Transmit This Goes Pink for Komen for the Cure Festival

Transmit This Goes Pink for Komen for the Cure Festival Transmit This entertains the crowd at the first-ever PinkFest. Transmit This rocked Komen for the Cure’s first-ever PinkFest in a big way on Sunday, October 7, 2007.   The CBC band opened on the stage at Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park at 1:30pm, […]

WCMC Conversion To Sports Set for 3pm Today

The playbook of the legendary Chicago Bears wasn’t this well guarded.  But CBC’s new sports station is playing it close to the vest until this afternoon. On Wednesday, October 10, 2007, WCMC-FM will become 99.9 The Fan and launch the Triangle’s first all-sports-talk radio station.  With the Wolfpack of N.C. State, the Carolina Hurricanes, College […]

Rays Release Evers

Rays Release Evers Former Bulls skipper Bill Evers has been released from the Tampa Bay coaching staff by the Devil Rays. On Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays announced the contract of bench coach Bill Evers – the longtime, popular and successful manager of the Durham Bulls- was not renewed. Evers spent […]

Ducks Deliver at 2nd Annual Race

Almost 1,000 ducks hit the water at the American Tobacco Campus for the 2nd annual race to benefit the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. Ducks and downtown Durham?  Not a pair you’d usually expect, but the duo got along just fine on Saturday, Sept 29, 2007.   All in the name of a good cause. The 2nd […]

99.9 The Fan’s Carolina Hurricanes Coverage Gets Boost

99.9 The Fan’s Carolina Hurricanes Coverage Gets Boost Glen Wesley, John Forslund and Mark Roberts to provide hockey analysis on new FM sports radio station Triangle sports fans will have the opportunity to learn more about the Carolina Hurricanes this season. The new 99.9 FM The Fan announced its lineup of hockey analysts who will […]

2008 Schedule Available Now

2008 Schedule Available Now The Durham Bulls have released the dates for their 2008 season. The team will open the season on the road on Thursday, April 3rd against the Toledo Mud Hens, then celebrate the home opener a week later on Friday April 11th as they take on the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees, Triple-A Affiliate […]