WRAL-FM and WRAL-TV Raise Money for Duke Children’s Hospita
WRAL-FM and WRAL-TV Raise Money for Duke Children’s Hospital On Wednesday, May 28th at 6:00 am, Bill Jordan, Sheri Logan and Donna Mason launched the fourth annual MIX 101.5 Radiothon. They tugged at the hearts of the Triangle as they raised money for Duke Children’s Miracle Network Telethon benefitting the Duke Children’s Hospital. This year’s […]
Raleigh’s WRAL to Build Digital TV Tower
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 1997 For additional information contact: John Greene (919) 847-4714 Raleigh’s WRAL to Build Digital TV Tower RALEIGH — WRAL-TV has announced that it will build what is expected to be the nation’s first commercial TV tower dedicated solely to transmitting digital signals. Last July, the station became the first commercial […]
WRAL Unveils New Weather Technology
WRAL Unveils New Weather Technology On Monday, May 5th, WRAL-TV unveiled it’s new Doppler 5000. WRAL’s Doppler 5000 premiered as the first live Doppler television radar in the Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville market, allowing WRAL Weather Center meteorologists to provide live weather data to viewers. Doppler 5000 provides the technology for internet users to view live radar images. […]
WRAL-HDTV ANNOUNCES PRESENCE ON WORLD WIDE WEB
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 04 , 1997 For additional information contact: John Greene (919) 847-4714 WRAL-HDTV ANNOUNCES PRESENCE ON WORLD WIDE WEB RALEIGH, NC, APRIL 4, 1997 — WRAL-HD, the first commercial television station to broadcast the HDTV signal, is launching a site on the World Wide Web. The Internet address is http://www.wral-hd.com. The new […]
Waltye Rasulala Transfers to the A.J. Fletcher Foundation
Waltye Rasulala Transfers to the A.J. Fletcher Foundation Congratulations to Waltye Rasulala, who is transferring to the A.J. Fletcher Foundation, after 19 years of service as Public Affairs Manager for WRAL-TV. Waltye’s new position will be Grants Coordinator with the foundation. While Waltye worked as Public Affairs Director for WRAL-TV5, she was involved in numerous […]
Yvonne Simons Wins National Fellowship in Education Reporting
Yvonne Simons Wins National Fellowship in Education Reporting WRAL-TV Education reporter Yvonne Simons has become the first commercial television reporter in the nation to be selected for the National Fellowship in Education Reporting. Simons is one of six reporters selected for the 1997 fellowships, which are awarded annually by the Education Writers Association. During her […]
NCNN and WRAL-TV Win RTNDAC and Associated Press Awards
NCNN and WRAL-TV Win RTNDAC and Associated Press Awards The Associated Press named the North Carolina News Network “Outstanding News Operation” for 1996. Judges honored the network for public service provided during Hurricane Fran. For many people without electricity, battery-powered radio’s were the only source of news in the aftermath of Hurricane Fran. The North […]
Hurricane Fran – A Meteorologist’s Perspective
Hurricane Fran – A Meteorologist’s Perspective by Chris Thompson Meterorologists have a tendency to isolate ourselves from the elements we talk about. Not that that is good or bad, it’s just the nature of the business. Satellites give us a view from 23,000 miles up, radar gives us a decent advance warning, and of course, […]
CAPITOL BROADCASTING SELLS WWMX-FM & WOCT-FM, BALTIMORE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 04, 1996 Contact: Bob Lind 919-890-6101 Capitol Broadcasting Company, Raleigh, NC CAPITOL BROADCASTING SELLS WWMX-FM & WOCT-FM, BALTIMORE RALEIGH, NC, SEPTEMBER 4, 1996 — Jim Goodmon, President and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc., Raleigh, NC, announced today the sale of WWMX-FM and WOCT-FM to American Radio Systems, headquartered in Boston, […]
WRAL-HD, THE NATION’S FIRST HDTV STATION, DEMONSTRATES NEW TECHNOLOGY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 06, 1996 Contact: John L. Greene 919-847-4714 or 919-821-8555 WRAL-HD, THE NATION’S FIRST HDTV STATION, DEMONSTRATES NEW TECHNOLOGY RALEIGH, NC, AUGUST 6, 1996 — WRAL-HD, the first commercial station in the nation to broadcast high-definition, digital signals (HDTV), today demonstrated the new technology to the industry and media. Today’s demonstration was […]