Since 1937, Capitol Broadcasting Company has been making strides and reaching great milestones. Explore this timeline, by the year or by the decade, to learn more about CBC’s rich history.
1930's
1937
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1937March 19, 1937 - Capitol Broadcasting Company, Incorporated was formed
1937A.J. Fletcher forms Capitol Broadcasting Company & applies for 250-watt AM radio station
1938
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07/28/1938FCC grants license for WRAL-AM
1939
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03/29/1939WRAL-AM goes on the air as Raleigh's 2nd radio station
1940's
1942
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1942CBC establishes the Tobacco Radio Network
1946
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1946FCC grants CBC license to operate WRAL-FM
1948
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1948CBC establishes the Tobacco Sports Network 1948CBC organizes the Dixie FM Network, comprised of 10 stations
1950's
1956
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1956FCC awards TV Channel 5 to CBC
12/15/1956WRAL-TV signs on air as full-power NBC affiliate
1959
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1959WRAL Gardens opened to the public for the first time
1960's
1960
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1960CBC forms the North Carolina News Network
1960WRAL-TV begins tradition of lighting the television tower at the station with Christmas lights during the 1960's
1962
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1962WRAL-TV becomes ABC affiliate
1969
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1969WRAL-TV begins airing United Cerebral Palsy telethon
1970's
1975
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1975CBC establishes TN Spot Sales, Inc.
1976
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1976CBC purchases Par Golf Driving Range, Inc.
1977
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1977CBC forms Capitol Broadcasting Company of Virginia, Inc.
1978
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1978WRAL-TV erects 2,000-ft transmitting tower in Auburn, NC, constructing highest man-made structure east of the Mississippi at the time
07/07/1978CBC forms Capitol Publications, Inc., which purchases "The North Carolina Leader" newspaper
1979
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1979CBC Real Estate Company is incorporated. It purchases and makes available to the Capitol Area Soccer League property for the nation's largest community-supported soccer facility in December
1979WRAL-TV becomes first television station in state to dedicate a helicopter to its newsgathering efforts, a microwave-equipped Hughes 500-D jetcopter dubbed Sky 5
1979WRAL-TV begins sponsorship of Pops in the Park, a Labor Day outdoor concert with the NC Symphony Orchestra 08/01/1979CBC forms Capitol Broadcasting Company of West Virginia, Inc., which purchases WHTN-AM and WKEE-FM in Huntington, WV
1980's
1980
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10/31/1980CBC incorporates KISS Broadcasting and purchases radio stations KMAC and KISS-FM in San Antonio, Texas
1981
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08/01/1981CBC sells Par Golf Driving Range, Inc. 12/28/1981CBC of Virginia, Inc. purchases radio stations WRNL-AM and WRXL-FM in Richmond, VA
1982
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1982CBC acquires the Virginia News Network, which becomes a division of Capitol Radio Network, Inc.
1982TN Spot Sales, Inc. name is changed to Capitol Radio Network, Inc.
1982Capitol Networks converts to analog satellite distribution, begins satellite relay system
1982WRAL-TV designs and constructs complete weather forecasting facility, WRAL Weather Center, Raleigh-Durham's first local television station with a team of professional meteorologists
01/04/1982Capitol Satellite is formed 06/04/1982CBC formed WLVV, Inc. and purchased stations WDRV-AM and WLVV-FM in Statesville, NC 06/10/1982CBC forms KBEQ, Inc., which purchases KBEQ-FM in Kansas City, MO
1983
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1983Carolina News Network becomes one of the nation's first regional TV news network 02/22/1983CBC sells KMAC-FM, located in San Antonio, Texas, in February
1984
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1984Capitol Satellite gets Starshooter, the first tractor trailer satellite transmission system in the U.S.
1984WRAL-TV becomes North Carolina's first station to use a KU-band transportable uplink vehicle "Livestar 5"
1985
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1985WRAL-TV becomes CBS affiliate & within only 5 months, WRAL-TV ranked as 4th strongest CBS affiliate in the nation's top 50 markets
04/01/1985CBC purchase Coleman Research, Inc. of Dallas, TX 06/01/1985CBC purchases WOHS-AM and WXIK-FM in Shelby, NC 07/01/1985CBC purchases WCKS-FM in Cocoa Beach/Orlando, FL, and changes the station call letters to WSTF-FM 11/30/1985CBC sells WDRV-AM and WLVV-FM, located in Statesville, NC
1986
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1986CBC sells "The North Carolina Leader" newspaper 1986Coleman Research of Dallas, TX, moves to Raleigh, NC 03/12/1986CBC sells WOHS-AM and WXIK-FM, both located in Shelby, NC 11/07/1986CBC purchases radio stations WWMX-FM in Baltimore, MD and WNVZ-FM in Norfolk, VA
1987
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1987WRAL-FM launches Alive After Five summer concert series
1987CBC becomes sole owner of Metro Crescent Communications
03/10/1987WJZY-TV signs on the air as Metro Crescent Communications 06/29/1987WJZY-TV granted license in Belmont, NC 08/13/1987CBC sells KISS-FM, located in San Antonio, Texas 11/11/1987CBC sells KBEQ-FM, located in Kansas City, MO
1988
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1988Microspace founded
1988WJZY-TV name changed from Metro Crescent Communications to WJZY-TV
1989
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1989Microspace introduces European service
1989WRAL-TV launches Coats for the Children 12/04/1989WRAL-TV begins closed captioning for local newscasts
12/10/1989WRAL-TV Tower collapses after a severe ice storm; warm temperatures cause uneven thawing of an estimated 40,000 lbs of ice on WRAL-TV transmitting tower's supporting wires
1990's
1990
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1990Durham Bulls, single-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves is sold to CBC, 1st Carolina League team to surpass 300,000 attendance record in one season
1990WRAL-TV begins Doctors on Call 10/25/1990New 2,000-ft tower completed; WRAL-TV began broadcasting from this tower on Oct 25, 1990
1991
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1991CBC sells Coleman Research
1992
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1992Microspace launches satellite service to Satelife Medical Library in Poland
1992Money Mailer of North Carolina founded 1992For the Children campaign launches at WRAL-TV
1993
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1993Microspace launches PenPals satellite service to Europe 1993WRAL-TV begins airing Duke Children's Miracle Network Telethon
1994
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1994CBC forms Interpath, an Internet division
1994WRAL-FM airs first Radiothon for Duke Children's Hospital 1994WFVT-TV signs on in the air Charlotte, CBC operates through a local marketing agreement 1994CBC assumes operation of WRAZ-TV through a local marketing agreement in December
1995
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1995CBC sells Money Mailer of NC 1995Microspace activates satellite service to Mexico 1995Capitol Satellite merges into Microspace
1995Microspace designs and launches Website: www.microspace.com
1995New Durham Bulls Athletic Park opens in downtown Durham
1995WFVT-TV becomes a WB affiliate
1995WJZY-TV becomes a UPN affiliate 1995Capitol Networks converts to digital distribution
09/07/1995WRAZ-WB50 signs on the air as an independent station, broadcasting as a WB network affiliate from the WRAL-TV studios in Raleigh, NC
1996
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1996WFVT-TV license transfers to TV 55, LLC.
1996Microspace introduces Velocity 1996Tobacco Radio Network becomes Capitol Agribusiness
1996Capitol Sports enters into long-term agreement with NC State University Department of Athletics to handle all corporate marketing and creates Wolfpack Sports Marketing in February
1996WRAL-TV first Raleigh-Durham station to launch an Internet presence, WRAL-TV5 Online
06/19/1996WRAL-TV granted the first experimental HDTV license
07/23/1996WRAL-TV becomes the first commercial television station in the nation to broadcast an HDTV signal
07/23/1996HDTV test transmission begins
08/06/1996WRAL-TV completes first HDTV Demonstration at WRAL-HD
09/04/1996CBC sells WWMX-FM & WOCT-FM in Baltimore
1997
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1997CBC forms Local TV on Satellite to develop and implement a plan to deliver via satellite all local television stations' signals in each market served
1997NCNN receives the coveted Edward R. Murrow Award 1997Microspace begins IP video broad into computers
1997WRAL-FM launches MIX 101.5 and MIX MALL web site 1997WRAL-FM began converting its control room to a new digital technology 1997Local TV on Satellite founded
1997WRAL-TV Weather Center premieres state-of-the-art Doppler 5000 radar
1997Durham Bulls become Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at the end of the 1997 season
08/11/1997CBC breaks ground on the Diamond View office building
1998
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1998Diamond View office building's first tenant, FOX50, moves into the first floor of the new structure 1998Microspace recovers 225,000 remote sites after Galaxy IV satellite failure
1998CBC moves Single-A affiliate for the Atlanta Braves to Myrtle Beach, SC; groundbreaking on new stadium; Myrtle Beach Pelicans announced as new team name
1998WRAZ-TV launches the FOX 50 Ten O'Clock News
1998WRAZ-TV becomes a FOX affiliate, moving its operations to the Diamond View Office Building in downtown Durham, NC 01/01/1998Interpath mergest with CaroNet, a subsidiary of Carolina Power & Light, to form Interpath Communications
10/28/1998WRAL-TV (WRAL Digital) has High Definition (HDTV) Broadcast of first live news event: John Glenn's Return to Space
12/04/1998Cape Hatteras Lighthouse documentary airs in High Definition Television on WRAL-TV
12/22/1998WRAL builds new TV Tower to become home to DTV channel, WRAL
1999
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1999Myrtle Beach Pelicans, led by Marcus Giles & Rafael Furcal, capture Carolina League Championship
1999CBC purchases WILM-LPTV (then WSSN)
1999WRAL-FM builds new studio
1999Myrtle Beach Pelicans opening night in new stadium in April
1999Myrtle Beach Pelicans ballpark named Coastal Federal Field as Coastal Federal Bank signs ten year ballpark naming rights contract in April
05/11/1999WRAL Digital begins airing CBS network's prime time HDTV programming
2000's
2000
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2000Microspace launches new service, FILE FORWARD, which allows clients to reliably send files of any type to multiple locations via VELOCITY satellite service 2000WRAL-FM becomes the first Triangle station to broadcast the NC Child Alert Notification System 2000First Durham Bulls game multicast on FOX 50's SD channel 2000Capitol Networks refocuses efforts to consolidate enterprises in order to specialize on news and agriculture 2000WRAL-TV, using multi-casting, airs all 64 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament games via its digital channels
2000WJZY-TV license transferred to CBC 2000WRAZ-TV multicasts its first Durham Bulls AAA baseball game
2000Myrtle Beach Pelicans, led by Ryan Langerhans & Nick Greene, win Carolina League Championship 03/23/2000WILM-LPTV signs on at the new facility and switches to the CBS network 04/27/2000CBC purchases WRAZ-TV
05/01/2000FOX 50 Digital signs on
10/13/2000WRAL-TV broadcasts the entire 5:00pm news in HD from the NC State Fairgrounds becoming the world's first all-HD newscast
2001
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2001WRAL-FM is awarded the National Association of Broadcasters' Crystal Award for excellence in community service
01/28/2001WRAL-TV converts to an all-digital news operation during the late night newscast becoming the world's 1st news operation to gather and present high-definition local news on a continuous basis 06/18/2001WRAL-TV begins simulcasting the 6:00pm weekly newscasts in Spanish via the Second Audio Program (SAP) 07/30/2001WRAL-TV launches a full-time local news channel on WRAL-DT digital channel 53.2 and Time Warner digital cable service channel 256, the WRAL NewsChannel
08/01/2001WFVT changes its call letters to WWWB
2002
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2002Myrtle Beach Pelicans extend player development contract with Atlanta Braves through 2006 season 2002WWWB-TV airs first HD broadcast, "Family Affair" in September 2002WJZY-TV airs first HD broadcast, "Enterprise" in September 2002Durham Bulls win 1st International League Championship 02/10/2002FOX 50 airs its first "true HD" event on FOX 50 Digital, NCAA Basketball
04/15/2002A.J. Fletcher Foundation purchase the American Tobacco property in downtown Durham 11/27/2002FOX 50 airs its first HD Hurricanes broadcast 12/20/2002WRAL-FM became the first licensed commercial radio station on the east coast to broadcast in HD Radio
2003
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2003Microspace delivers "Alien, The Director's Cut" to Digital Cinema Lab, Hollywood, for its screening series
2003Microspace distributes HD Radio service via VELOCITY satellite service to radio stations broadcasting in HD Radio technology 2003Microspace reintroduces VELOCITY satellite service into Europe with expanded service to Russia, The Middle East and Northern Africa 2003FOX 50 Digital begins airing HDNet
2003Wolfpack Sports Marketing business partnership with NC State is extended for an additional 10 years (through 2013) 2003WRAL-FM joins the nation-wide AMBER Alert System
2003WILM-LPTV launches its own website www.wilm-tv.com 03/03/2003WRAL-TV launches WRAL Weather Center Channel (now providing continuous local weather forecasts on the WRAL WeatherCenter via Time-Warner Digital Cable channel 252 or over the air on WRAZ-DT channel 50.3) 03/10/2003FOX 50 airs its first HD newscast on FOX 50 Digital 03/17/2003WWWB makes first HDnet broadcast
06/16/2003Official groundbreaking on the American Tobacco Historic District
08/05/2003Myrtle Beach Pelicans record largest attendance in team history as 6,449 fans come to National Night Out promotion
2004
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2004Microspace delivers the movie "Shrek 2" to the Digital Cinema industry via VELOCITY satellite service 2004Microspace activates VELOCITY satellite service throughout all of Latin America
06/24/2004The first tenant, GlaxoSmithKline, moves into office space in the American Tobacco Historic District
06/24/2004WRAL-FM's Alive After Five premieres at the American Tobacco Complex in Durham
2005
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03/03/2005Microspace activates a special satellite service for the North American Christian Radio Broadcasting industry
06/27/2005WRAL-FM launches WRAL-HD2, NC's first commercial digital multicast radio signal.
10/14/2005CBC flips the switch on its first country music radio station, WCMC-FM 99.9 Genuine Country on Thursday, October 13th at 3pm.
12/08/2005Four-year-old web site devoted to coverage of high tech, life science sectors in Carolinas and Georgia, becomes part of CBC's New Media Group. Its new name: WRAL Local Tech Wire.
2006
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01/01/2006In December of 2006, WRAL-TV celebrates their 50th Anniversary! 02/01/2006WRAL-TV launched the landmark Apollo Project with Decisionmark Corp. to retransmit the WRAL broadcast signal over the Internet, making them the first station in the country capable of streaming both local and network content.
03/01/2006CBC New Media Group launches its web site.
03/27/2006CBC and Que Pasa Media Network announced plans for a joint venture to better serve the state's burgeoning Hispanic population with local news, information and entertainment programming. 03/28/2006Microspace announced that it signed a non-exclusive, non-binding letter of intent to partner with Paramount Pictures for satellite delivery of digital cinema. 04/17/2006B.J. Upton hit a walk-off grand slam to give the Durham Bulls a 5-4 victory over the Toledo Mud Hens in their 2006 Home Opener on Friday, April 14th. A record crowd of 11,060 attended the game surpassing the previous mark of 10,916 recorded on July 3rd, 2001.
04/28/2006One of Capitol Broadcasting Company's two Charlotte television stations made a change on Friday, April 28, 2006. WWWB-TV officially became WMYT-TV and will now be known as MY TV12. 05/16/2006The North Carolina Lottery (NCEL) selected WRAL-TV as its producing station for the North Carolina state lottery drawing. The selection will give the station exclusive rights to air the drawings in the Triangle, including carrying the Wednesday and Saturday drawings for Powerball, a multi-state Jackpot game. 05/31/2006The sale of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans from Capitol Broadcasting Company to Myrtle Beach Pelicans LP was finalized on the evening of May 31, 2006. The thorough and meticulous process by which the franchise changed hands began in January and concluded on the last day of May. The new ownership group, headed by Chuck Greenberg, will lead the Class-A, Carolina League affiliates of the Atlanta Braves into the future. 07/15/2006WRAL-TV pulls the most complex and complicated event coverage in its 50 year history with the 2006 Tall Ships event in Beaufort, North Carolina. The live event used 8 cameras, three of them in mobile locations aboard a ship, large boat and Sky5. In addition, the event was captured completely in high definition and broadcast around the state of the PBS system and internationally over the Internet. 09/15/2006WMYT-TV, one of CBC's two Charlotte TV stations, begins airing programming for the brand new My Network TV. WMYT was left without a network when the WB ceased operation and merged with UPN. FOX created My Network TV.
09/18/2006WJZY-TV, one of CBC’s two Charlotte TV stations, changes its network affiliation and begins airing programming for the CW Network, the date the network first hit the air. The CW Network, a creation of the merger of the UPN & WB networks. Formerly WJZY UPN46, the station became known as WJZY CW46.
10/06/2006On Friday, October 6th, WRAL-TV produced North Carolina's first live lottery drawing. 11/01/2006WCMC-FM The New 99.9 Genuine Country dedicated a brand new 500 foot tower on Wednesday, Nov 1, 2006. Located in Youngsville, NC, the structure was designed by Electronics Research of Chandler, IN. WCMC had been leasing space on an existing tower in Franklinton before the switch.
2007
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01/17/2007WRAL-TV wins the prestigious Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for broadcast journalism for two of its Focal Point documentaries: "Standards of Living" and "Paper Thing Promise." The award is recognized in the industry as broadcasting’s Pulitzer Prize. Only 14 of the awards were given and went to WRAL alongside PBS, NBC News, HBO and NPR among others. 02/15/2007MIX 101.5 and WCMC-FM crest the $1 million mark with the 2007 Radiothon for the Kids at Duke Children’s Hospital. The $1,004,591.99 total marked the first time MIX hit the $1 million mark in the 13 year history of the event, putting them into an exclusive nationwide club. There are only 16 stations nationwide in the $1 million category, and MIX 101.5 is by far in the smallest market of the group. 03/25/2007CBC purchases the Rocky Mount Mills in Rocky Mount, NC. The property includes 300,000 square feet of mill & factory space, some 30 mill houses, vacant lots and open land totaling 50-60 acres. The Rocky Mount Mill closed in 1986, the second oldest cotton mill in North Carolina. 04/01/2007CBC Vice President of Special Projects John Greene is inducted into the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame. Greene became WRAL-TV Station Operations Manager in 1976, and later worked his way up to Vice President & General Manager before becoming a Senior Vice President. 04/17/2007The Raleigh Hall of Fame announced it will be honoring former CBC President Fred Fletcher posthumously into the Hall September 2007. 04/28/2007The Durham Bulls unveil a new mascot: a cotton candy-loving Blue Monster discovered during construction in left field. You could say, he came out of left field. 06/28/2007The Carolina Hurricanes announce CBC will become the flagship radio station for the Canes, broadcasting all pre-season, regular-season and post-season games on WCMC-FM 99.9 Genuine County. WCMC will also produce and air other Canes-related programming, and WRAL.com will enhance its Carolina Hurricanes section online. The three-year agreement begins with the season starting September 2007. 08/01/2007CBC converts to a Tobacco-Free worksite to provide a healthier working environment for its employees, clients and guests. 09/06/2007Durham Mayor Bill Bell officially dubs the Durham Bulls Athletic Park as Goodmon Field for CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon. The Durham City Council voted unanimously on the naming in April, and the surprise presentation took place after the Bulls 2nd playoff game.
09/10/2007WRAZ-DT begins airing Retro Network Television and its "Prime Time All the Time" on over-the-air digital channel and Time Warner Digital Cable. 09/12/2007WRAL-TV debuts the most powerful and accurate broadcast radar ever built, during its 5pm newscast . With a million watts of power and newly invented dual polarization technology, the all-new DUALDoppler5000 sees twice as much as ordinary Doppler radar.
10/10/2007WCMC-FM converts to an all-sports-talk radio format, the first FM sports station in the Triangle. 99.9 The Fan unveils its new line-up and slate of hosts.
2008
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05/14/2008NC Spin, the local affairs talk show produced by WRAL-TV and aired on FOX 50, taped its 500th episode. It is the longest running statewide TV talk show 07/21/2008WRAL-TV & CBC's New Media Group began the first field tests of Mobile TV in the Raleigh-Durham television market with the use of Mobile Pedestrian Handheld (MPH) prototypes. 07/21/2008WRAL-TV deploys second live Doppler radar, WRAL's Fayetteville Doppler, to provide additional & improved weather coverage for the Sandhills, Fayetteville & Fort Bragg. 08/17/2008WILM-TV flips the switch on the transmitter for WILM's new digital signal. The FCC selected Wilmington to lead the country in the digital conversion which will take effect nationwide in February 2009. 10/01/2008WRAL-TV, WRAL.com and 99.9 The Fan launch www.wralsportsfan.com, a comprehensive sports website bringing together CBC's television and radio coverage on the World Wide Web. 10/29/2008The Fan enters into an agreement with ESPN Radio to become their Triangle affiliate.
11/18/2008The Federal Communications Commission approves CBC's purchase of six radio stations in Wilmington, NC. The five FM stations and one AM station now become known as Sunrise Broadcasting. 12/01/200899.9 The Fan launches their new ESPN Radio affiliation.
2009
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01/07/2009WRAL-TV becomes the first local TV station in the country to offer an iPhone application. 02/02/2009WILT-FM changes formats to adult contemporary, becoming Sunny 104.5, Wilmington's Best Mix While You Work station.
03/30/2009WRAZ-TV launches THIS network, a movie channel, on its digital channel WRAZ-DT2, which is available free-over-the-air and on cable. 04/14/2009Mobile digital television broadcasting joins forces with public transit as Raleigh, WRAL and the CBC New Media Group launch the first public deployment of mobile digital TV in a Capital Area Transit bus. The venture delivers real-time digital television and interactive data to CAT buses.
04/23/2009MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM receives the National Association of Broadcasters Crystal Award for their year-round commitment to community service. 06/12/2009CBC television stations join the country in turning off their analog signals, officially making the transition to digital telvision.
08/10/2009CBC, Curtis Media & McClatchey Broadcasting enter into an agreement by which Curtis aquires the North Carolina News Network from CBC, and CBC obtains rights to WDNC (620 AM) and the programming from the existing 850 The Buzz. CBC creates 620 The Buzz and uses the sports programming on both that station and its existing 99.9 The Fan (WCMC). 09/01/2009MIX 101.5 (WRAL-FM) moves from its downtown location to state-of-the-art facilities on Highwoods Boulevard in Raleigh.
10/06/2009CBC launches ESPN Deportes, a Spanish language sports format, on WCLY 1550 AM
2010's
2010
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03/07/2010Wolfpack Sports Network and ESPN Deportes 1550 AM teamed up to offer Triangle listeners the first ever Spanish broadcast of a North Carolina State University sporting event. The Wolfpack hosted Boston College at 2pm on Sunday, March 7, and the game was broadcast live across the Triangle on (WCLY) 1550 AM ESPN Deportes. The production was the first live local program broadcast on 1550 AM. 05/10/201099.9 The Fan (WCMC-FM) upgrades their reach by switching from the tower in Youngsville to a position on the WRAL-TV tower in Auburn, N.C., significantly increasing their signal. 06/20/2010WRAL.com named best local TV website in the international competition sponsored by Editor & Publisher, the Eppy Awards. The Eppy Awards honor the best media-affiliated Web sites across 36 diverse categories.
2011
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04/01/2011CBC and FOX 50 (WRAZ-TV) launch new digital channel, Me TV 50.2, also known as Memorable Entertainment Television, a free-family-friendly TV Channel consisting of timeless, classic TV hits from major television studios and producers. Me TV 50.2 also becomes home of the Durham Bulls TV broadcasts. 04/16/2011Tornadoes rip through the Triangle, felling the tower which kept CBC radio station WCLY-AM on the air. The station was off-air for 2.5 weeks but WRAL-FM engineers came up with a work around to get the station back on air until the tower could be rebuilt. 06/01/2011CBC Sports Radio stations launch HD3 station. 620 The Buzz (WDNC-AM) expands to 99.9FM HD3, located on the FM dial of an HD Radio, becoming the first HD3 Radio station in the Raleigh-Durham market.
07/25/2011WJZY launches the Antenna TV Network on its multicast channel 46.2. The channel airs classic, family-friendly programming. 08/02/2011The Durham Bulls join a fairly exclusive collection of cities last week when the team logged their 6,000th victory in franchise history. Only 17 other U.S. cities have managed that feat with the same team in any sport. 10/01/2011WJZY & WMYT Master Control completes an upgrade to all new equipment allowing a single HD stream for monitoring and transmission. All of the old analog equipment is removed. 11/19/2011For the first time WRAL-TV collects toys through its annual Coats for the Children campaign, in addition to coats and clothing.
2012
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03/26/2012CBC reshapes and expands News Over Wireless as StepLeader. 04/15/2012CBC completes construction of a 1-megawatt solar farm on WRAL-TV’s antenna site in Garner. The solar array is the first in the state to be constructed around a TV station tower and generates enough electricity for about 1,000 homes. 04/17/2012Capitol Broadcasting Company and the A.J. Fletcher Foundation are awarded with the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' highest honor, The Governor’s Award.
05/01/2012CBC launches its fourth all-sports radio station in Raleigh-Durham, 99.9 HD3 The Ticket (99.9-3 on the HD radio dial). The launch of The Ticket coincides with the addition of a new digital line-up of FM stations for WCMC (WCMC HD-1, HD-2, HD-3 and HD-4).
05/01/2012Construction begins on Diamond View III, a five-story, 133,000 square foot building overlooking the left field of the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. 05/01/2012CBC flips the switch on a new tower in Auburn, N.C., increasing the coverage area of 99.9 FM The Fan (WCMC) to more than 1.6 million local Triangle residents.
07/01/2012CBC, Learfield Sports and the NC State entered into a new ten-year agreement for the Wolfpack’s multi-media rights. Under the new contract, MIX 101.5 continues as NCSU’s flagship station and Learfield Sports becomes managing partner of the new joint venture, renamed Wolfpack Sports Properties. 09/01/2012FOX 50 moves from their offices in Durham's Diamond View I back to Raleigh on CBC's Western Blvd. campus where new buildings were constructed to accommodate the re-united staffers. 09/13/2012WRAL-TV became the first commercial television station in the nation to demonstrate a new technology called the Mobile Emergency Alert System. 09/18/2012The Durham Bulls Athletic Park hosts the Gildan Triple-A National Championship Game, between the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Reno Aces, the first game of its type played east of the Mississippi River in almost 30 years.