WRAL-TV Exclusive Media Partner for Wide Open Bluegrass 2019
Downtown Raleigh is getting ready for Wide Open Bluegrass 2019, and WRAL-TV is gearing up to play a bigger, better role this year. The music festival takes place next Friday and Saturday, September 27 & 28, with WRAL-TV as the exclusive media partner. Wide Open Bluegrass is a part of the International Bluegrass Music Association […]
WRAL News to Partner with NBC News for a Week-Long Series: “Climate in Crisis”
WRAL-TV will join NBC News and more than 250 news outlets in an initiative dedicating next week to covering the most important issues affecting our environment. Beginning this Monday, September 16, the week-long series, “Climate in Crisis,” will focus on current climate issues on a local and national level. WRAL-TV will take a look at global issues […]
Behind the Scenes at CBC: How Rescan Day Meant Changes at WRAL-TV Transmitter Site
By now WRAL-TV viewers know about the Rescan Day on September 11, 2019, originally slated for September 6 but postponed due to Hurricane Dorian. (To continue receiving the signal for WRAL-TV and FOX 50, viewers watching via antenna need to rescan their television sets.). But behind the scenes at CBC, preparing for the rescan has […]
Durham Bulls Raise Awareness & Funds to Support Kids with Cancer
The Durham Bulls not only spent Labor Day weekend earning a spot in the playoffs, the team raised awareness and funds for an important cause. On Sunday, September 1, 2019, the Bulls Vs. Cancer game brought in over $4,000 in donations for Vs. Cancer and the Duke Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit at Duke […]
Bulls Clinch Playoff Spot with Win Monday Afternoon
UPDATE: With inclement weather expected in the Triangle on Thursday, Sept. 5, the playoff game between the Durham Bulls and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders has been postponed until Friday, Sept. 6. The two teams will square off in Game 2 of their Best-Of-5 series at 6:05 p.m. on Friday at the DBAP, and will continue the set […]
WRAL Weather Team Adds Vehicle to Storm Tracking Tools
Knight Rider had KITT, Han Solo had the Millennium Falcon and now the WRAL-TV Weather team has their very own high-tech ride. The WRAL-TV Storm Tracker is an addition to the tools to help NC’s most trusted source for weather bring the latest forecast to viewers. “We will use the WRAL Storm Tracker on days when […]
New WRAL Documentary: Finding A Fix Examines the Opioid Addiction Crisis in North Carolina
Premieres Thursday, August 29 at 7pm “It’s a catastrophe. It’s heartbreaking. Every single opioid overdose death is preventable.” Kurtis Taylor, Executive Director Alcohol and Drug Council of NC Overdoses from heroin, fentanyl and other opioids are the leading cause of accidental death in North Carolina. In 2017, the WRAL original documentary Searching For A Fix shared […]
HSOT Jamboree Goes On Despite Heat-Induced Schedule Change
Despite a last-minute schedule change due to the heat and new regulations, the HighSchoolOT Jamboree attracted 2,000 attendees. On Saturday, August 17, 2019, fans from across the Triangle trekked to Wake Forest High School to see six high school scrimmage games. Midway activities, including live music, games, food and more, began at 1pm as scheduled, […]
1,431 Pets Adopted During 2019 Clear the Shelters with WRAL-TV & MIX 101.5
Capitol Broadcasting Company participated in the annual Clear the Shelters efforts to promote pet adoption for the fifth time on Saturday, August 19, 2019. As of Monday morning, the reported adoptions totaled 1,431. Five shelters were completed “cleared” on Saturday including, Johnston County Animal Services, SAFE Haven for Cats, Animal Protection Society of Durham, Franklin […]
Capitol Broadcasting Sports Radio Adds Another Local Show to Weekday Lineup
99.9 The Fan now will have 9 hours of continuous weekday local sports talk in The Triangle WCMC-FM 99.9 The Fan is pleased to announce the addition of ‘SportsChannel8: The Radio Show’ to its lineup starting Thursday, August 15th that will air weekdays 10a-12noon. The Show will also stream audio/video at WRALsportsfan.com & the WRALsportsfan […]