WNOW (AM)
| City | Mint Hill, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Charlotte and surrounding areas |
| Branding | Activa |
| Frequency | 1030 kHz |
| First air date | 1985 |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Power | 9,400 watts day |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 10646 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°8′26.00″N 80°36′1.00″W / 35.1405556°N 80.6002778°W |
| Callsign meaning | Naomi O. Williams, wife of the original owner |
| Former callsigns | WCQR (1985-1986) |
| Owner | TBLC Holdings, LLC (TBLC Charlotte Stations, LLC) |
| Webcast | NONE |
WNOW (1030 AM) "Activa" is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format licensed to Mint Hill, North Carolina, USA. The AM frequency is currently owned by Mahan Janbakhsh's TBLC Holdings, LLC, through licensee TBLC Charlotte Stations, LLC. In Charlotte the Activa Radio Network is currently simulcasting 1030 AM with 99.1 FM. For more information please look for us on www.activanetwork.com/charlotte.
The station is a daytime-only operation, as it operates on the same frequency as clear-channel WBZ in Boston.
The station was signed on August 1, 1987 in Union County as a Contemporary Christian station by the founding general manager, Ken Mayfield. An April sign-on date was delayed by paperwork problems. Artists included Amy Grant, Dion, Dan Peek and Deniece Williams. Russ Jones took over as manager soon after Mayfield's departure in 1989 for WTYC.
By 1992, WNOW was already offering programming from other countries. A two-hour Saturday show called "Gemutlichkeit" originating from Virginia and hosted by Inge Fischer-White included German, Swiss and Austrian music. Also in 1992, Charlotte's Latin American Coalition asked Jones to add Spanish programming.
By 1996, with WRCM playing music, WNOW had switched to Christian talk.
By May 1997, half of WNOW's programming was in Spanish, as various groups added shows. Luis Beltran hosted "RadioSol" starting on April 1, which was two-thirds music, mostly Regional Mexican, along with information such as news from Caracol and Hispanic Radio Network. WNOW aired music, soccer, and Christian programming such as "La Voz De Redencion" ("The Voice of Redemption"). The area's Spanish-speaking population had increased from 12,000 to 75,000 since 1990, though illegal aliens would probably put that number closer to 100,000.
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