Victims Assistance Network Honors NC WANTED
WRAL-TV’s Gerald Owens (left) receives the Journalist Award from Senior Deputy Atty General William P. Hart, the President elect for NC VAN. FOX 50’s local crime show NC WANTED has been receiving accolades from law enforcement for helping put criminals behind bars since it hit the air. Now NC WANTED is being officially honored […]
The Next Great American Band Premieres Friday on FOX 50
The Next Great American Band Premieres Friday on FOX 50 Series Premiere This Friday, Oct 19th at 8:00PM ON FOX 50 The producers behind mega-hit phenomenon AMERICAN IDOL take the musical reality genre to a whole new performance level with a mission to find undiscovered groups on THE NEXT GREAT AMERICAN BAND. Singer/songwriter John Rzeznik […]
CBC Stations Visit With Viewers & Listeners at State Fair
Close Window WRAL-TV Meteorologist Mike Maze (right) chats with viewers at the State Fair. The State Fair is in full swing, and Capitol Broadcasting’s Triangle stations are right in the middle of it. CBC’s tent stands in its usual spot beside Dorton Arena, and personalities and friends are on hand to welcome fair goers. […]
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 […]
NC WANTED Now on WILM
NC WANTED Now on WILM NC WANTED can now be seen on two CBC stations. The locally created FOX 50 program which airs on Saturday nights after WRAL’s 10 O’Clock News on FOX50, now also airs on Saturday nights after WRAL’s 11 O’Clock News on WILM-TV, its sister station in Wilmington. “We are thrilled […]
RTN Network Launches on WRAZ-DT
The RTN Network is on the air in the Triangle. Starting today, Monday, September 10, 2007, FOX 50 WRAZ-DT is broadcasting the Retro Television Network on its over-the-air digital channel 50.2 and on Time Warner Digital Cable channel 251. The 24-hour network airs “Prime Time All The Time.” Classics such as Love American Style, […]
Local Talent Wins FOX 50 Slot for Idol Audition in Philly
Close Window Tara-Lynn Sharrock wows the judges and the crowd at the FOX 50 Idol Audition, winning a slot in the actual Idol auditions in Philly. Tara-Lynn Sharrock is on her way to Philadelphia to audition for American Idol. The 20- year-old artist from Youngsville, NC, will get a guaranteed spot in front of the […]
Are You Ready for Digital TV?
Close Window Are You Ready for Digital TV? Capitol’s Deal with New Network Shows Change Is Upon Us Thanks to Local Tech Wire’s Business & Technology Manager Rick Smith for this capcom article. This entry appeared in the August 16, 2007 edition of Smith’s blog on WRAL.com’s Local Tech Wire. If you haven’t been tracking […]
Capitol Broadcasting Launches New Network
Close Window Capitol Broadcasting Launches New Network The airwaves over Raleigh-Durham and surrounding cities will soon become home to a new broadcast network when WRAZ-DT adds the new RTN, “Retro Television Network”. On Tuesday, August 14, 2007, Capitol announced that WRAZ-DT will begin airing RTN’s “Prime Time All the Time” lineup on Sept. 10. […]
FOX 50 Holds Local Idol Auditions for the New Season of American Idol
Close Window FOX 50 Holds Local Idol Auditions for the New Season of American Idol This August, FOX 50’s Idol Audition will give one local singer the chance of a lifetime – a guaranteed audition with the producers of American Idol! FOX 50 (WRAZ-TV) will hold a one-day audition Saturday, August 18, 2007 at Crabtree […]