Bulls Jeremy Cummings Named to U.S. Olympic Roster
Bulls Jeremy Cummings Named to U.S. Olympic Roster Durham Bulls Pitcher Jeremy Cummings On Wednesday, July 23, 2008, USA Baseball announced Durham Bulls RHP Jeremy Cummings has been named to the 2008 Olympic team that will compete this summer in Beijing after a four-game series against Canada in the Triangle. The games will be played […]
WRAListens Focuses on Eastern Wake
WRAListens Focuses on Eastern Wake WRAL-TV recently went to the historic Beaver Dam Plantation in Knightdale to talk to seven community leaders in eastern Wake County about the assets and challenges of the area. The 30-minute program will air on WRAL-TV on Saturday, July 26, 2008, at 7:30pm. WRAListens Eastern Wake will be rebroadcast on […]
Old Durham Stadium Getting New, $5M Face-Lift
The facelift for the old Durham Athletic Park is now underway. The old Durham Athletic Park gained national prominence with the movie “Bull Durham,” but then fell into disrepair. On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, the old stadium got some new attention. Even with its fading colors and peeling paint, the Durham Athletic Park is still […]
99.9 FM “The Fan” to Feature NASCAR Hall of Famer Friday Mornings
99.9 FM “The Fan” to Feature NASCAR Hall of Famer Friday Mornings NASCAR crew chief Larry McReynolds will now bring his car racing insight to The Fan on Friday mornings. 99.9 FM “The Fan” is proud to announce that Larry McReynolds, Stock Car Racing Hall of Famer Crew Chief, has joined their radio lineup. During […]
WRAL to Broadcast First Local Mobile Digital TV Signals
WRAL to Broadcast First Local Mobile Digital TV Signals Digital television pioneer WRAL and the CBC New Media Group are sponsoring North Carolina’s first field test of mobile digital television (DTV) technology in the Raleigh-Durham television market this week. WRAL-TV & CBC NMG are unveiling mobile television technology to the Triangle. The test will […]
TV To Go
TV To Go Capitol to Demonstrate Technology That Will Enable Viewers to Tune in on Mobile Devices Capitol Broadcasting and CBC’s New Media Group this week are demonstrating a new technology that enables live TV viewing on mobile devices. And viewers can watch at freeway speeds. The demonstrations are among the first in the U.S. […]
WRAL-TV Deploys Second Live Doppler Radar
WRAL-TV Deploys Second Live Doppler Radar Providing Exceptional Weather Coverage to the Sandhills, Fayetteville & Fort Bragg WRAL-TV’s new live Fayetteville Doppler radar represents unprecedented weather coverage for Moore, Lee, Harnett, Hoke, Cumberland, and Robeson counties. The new radar debuted Monday, July 21, 2008 in WRAL’s Morning News. “Local weather coverage is one of the […]
Capitol Broadcasting Company Announces Radio Acquisitions
Capitol Broadcasting Company Announces Radio Acquisitions Expanding Radio Reach in Wilmington and Eastern NC Capitol Broadcasting Company has agreed to purchase six radio stations in Wilmington, NC plus another FM station that will be relocated to the Rocky Mount/Wilson, NC ;area. CBC is purchasing the six Wilmington stations from NextMedia Group, Inc. for $12,000,000. The properties include: […]
Pops in the Park Date Set
Pops in the Park Date Set WRAL and the North Carolina Symphony are teaming up for the 29th annual Pops in the Park held Aug. 31, 2008 at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary. Legends of Beach, a 10-man group specializing in beach music classics and new beach songs, will be this year’s guest. Legends […]
MIX’s Jordan Helps Open New Crabtree Seafood Restaurant
MIX’s Jordan Helps Open New Crabtree Seafood Restaurant WRAL-FM’s Bill Jordan (center) plays “pass the salmon” with the Canes’ Stormy at the opening of McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant. On Wednesday, July 9, 2008, Bill Jordan of WRAL-FM’s Bill & Sheri in the Morning helped with the net cutting during one of the many grand […]