Applications Now Being Accepted for 2016 WRAL Azalea Celebration
The 31st Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration is now accepting applications from non-profits for the 2016 plant giveaway. Sponsored by WRAL-TV, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, FOX 50, WRAL.com and NC Beautiful, the Azalea Celebration promotes environmental education, beautification and stewardship by awarding azalea plants to non-profits in North Carolina. All applications must be received or postmarked by September […]
MIX101.5/WRAL-TV #BackPackBuddies Mediathon Today, July 13th
The big day is here! MIX 101.5 and WRAL-TV join forces today, Wednesday, July 13, 2016, to feed hungry school kids with a MediaThon benefiting the BackPack Buddies Program at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. The annual MIX food drive has turned into a daylong event with sister station WRAL-TV, providing multiple ways listeners and viewers […]
Get Ready for the WRAL-FM/WRAL-TV Media Thon for BackPack Buddies
This Wednesday, July 13, 2016, the WRAL sister radio and television stations are giving listeners and viewers a chance to help feed hungry kids in the Triangle. MIX 101.5 is expanding their annual BackPack Buddies Food Drive into a daylong MediaThon. Come donate food and backpacks as MIX staffers work two locations, give online at […]
It Happened in July
1. Legendary WRAL news anchor Charlie Gaddy’s last broadcast was on July 1, ______. a) 1992 b) 1993 c) 1994 d) 1995 2. WRAL-AM was granted a license on July 28th, 19______. a) 1938 b) 1941 c) 1948 d) 1950 3. SKY 5 flew for the first time on July 31, 19_______. a) 1978 b) […]
MIX 101.5 Expands Annual Backpack Buddies Food Drive Into Day-Long MediaThon with WRAL-TV
This year MIX 101.5 and WRAL-TV are joining forces to mount a MediaThon to benefit the BackPack Buddies Program at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. Over the past several years, WRAL-FM has held an annual food drive to support the program that helps feed Triangle children in need over the weekends during the school year. This […]
Scottie Stephenson as Told by Fred Fletcher
Many of us remember Scottie Stephenson. For new employees, Scottie was one of the founders of WRAL-TV and a long-time CBC employee – 58 years! She still has a prime parking spot beside the administrative building, something no one else possesses, even though she passed away April 15, 2002, at the age of 80. By […]
WRAL Begins Broadcasting in Next-Gen TV Technology
WRAL-TV on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, became the first commercially-licensed television station to broadcast its news under next-generation standards. Capitol Broadcasting’s NBC affiliate in Raleigh-Durham, WRAL, launched its new ATSC 3.0 station by airing “Take Me Out to the Bulls’ Game,” a documentary shot, edited and post-produced in 4K/UHD HDR. Following the documentary, the station switched to […]
CBC Wins Big at PromaxBDA Local Awards Ceremony
The WRAL-TV Creative Services team went five for five in the 2016 PromaxBDA Local Awards, winning four Gold and one Bronze award among the five for which the station was nominated. FOX 50 also brought home a Bronze award in the prestigious national competition. The honors were presented during the 6th Annual PromaxBDA Station Summit […]
56 Years Ago
Take a look at this photo of WRAL-TV taken in 1960. WRAL signed-on the air December 15, 1956, but, there were no buildings at 2619 Western Boulevard. Live broadcasts came from a make-shift studio in a garage at the transmitter site near Garner while construction was underway at Western. It took about 18 months after […]
WRAL Apps for Roku, Fire TV ‘Set New Standard’ for OTT
WRAL’s newly launched apps for Roku and Amazon Fire TV offer users unparalleled access to live video and WRAL’s extensive archive of news, sports, documentaries and features. A leader in new and innovative technologies, WRAL released an upgraded over-the-top (OTT) app on Roku, and launched its first app for Amazon’s Fire TV. Soccer fans can […]