MIX 101.5 “A Thousand Toys for Girls and Boys”
Kyle, Bryan and Sarah of Two Men and a Mom recently learned that many children in the Triangle may not have the joy of opening presents this Christmas, and they are determined to not let that happen. Kyle, Bryan and Sarah are asking for your help in collecting ‘A Thousand Toys for Girls and Boys’ […]
Listen and Vote in the 2016 MIX 101.5 Christmas Choir Competition
The 2016 MIX 101.5 Christmas Choir Competition entries are in and the first semifinalists will debut on the radio today. Over the next several weeks listeners will be able to vote among semifinalists and finalists to determine the winners in two different divisions. Then the winning schools will perform at a special concert at Crabtree […]
Sunny Skies Brighten 2016 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade
Mother Nature pulled out her sunniest skies for the 2016 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade on Saturday, November 17, 2016. For the 43rd consecutive year, WRAL-TV broadcast the parade live to viewers around the Triangle. WRAL-TV Director of Local Programming Phyllis Parish Howard once again head up the station’s team alongside WRAL-TV Producer Randy Mews. Numerous […]
MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM Flips the Switch to All Christmas Music
On Friday morning, November 18, 2016, Capitol Broadcasting Company’s MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM became the Triangle’s Christmas Music Station! Scrooge invaded the morning show to try to stop the launch of Christmas music. Triangle listeners did not let it happen! After calls poured in and won his heart, Scrooge joined the MIX 101.5 morning team to […]
MIX (and Sports Radio) Mannequins: CBC Radio Joins a Social Media Craze
The staffs at MIX 101.5 and 99.9 FM The Fan recently completed this video as part of the Mannequin Challenge, which has become popular on social media. WRAL-FM Promotions Coordinator Justina Kruser is the videographer behind the almost 5-minute piece. She was bummed not to actually be in the video, but said it was a […]
Enter Your School Choir in MIX 101.5’s Annual Christmas Competition
WRAL-FM is now accepting entries for the MIX 101.5 Christmas Choir Competition! Does your school have the best choir in the Triangle? If so, enter the MIX 101.5 Christmas Choir Competition for the opportunity to showcase your choir this holiday season on MIX 101.5 and win up to $5,000 for your school’s choir program. The […]
Selling Radio Air Time
Would you buy something that you cannot see, feel, smell or touch? A good radio sales representative can knock down those potential stumbling blocks in a heart-beat. It is “sound that sells.” Radio is “theater of the mind.” Back in the late ‘40s and early ‘50s, WRAL-AM, located at 1240 on the AM dial, was […]
CBC Distributes Azaleas, Honors A.J. Fletcher Winners, in 31st Annual Celebration
On Saturday, October 22, 2016, CBC distributed azaleas to the winning nonprofits in the 31st annual WRAL Azalea Celebration at the CBC transmitter site off 5033 TV Tower Rd. Approximately 100 groups from all across the state of NC came to pick up their plants. Every group is eligible to receive 50 azaleas to help […]
MIX 101.5 and Three Bears Acres Join Forces for Great Pumpkin Smash on Nov 5th
Are you already wondering what to do once Halloween is over and you still have jack-o-lanterns on your front stoop? How about joining MIX 101.5 at Three Bears Acres for a smashing good time! MIX 101.5’s Pumpkin Smash is a full day of family fun at Three Bears Acres. On November 5, 2016, Triangle families […]
Sister Mabel Gary. A Preacher and “Ratings Getter”
Mabel Gary Philpot – or “Sister Gary” as she was known in the pulpit and on the air, came to WRAL-AM in the 1940s to host a gospel music program on Sunday evenings. She was the first African-American to host a regularly-scheduled radio show in Raleigh. A native of Abingdon, Virginia, Sister Gary studied at […]