WUDE
| City |
WUDE: Bolivia, North Carolina WNTB: Topsail Beach, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Branding | 93.7 & 106.3 The Dude |
| Frequency |
WUDE: 106.3 MHz WNTB: 93.7 MHz |
| First air date |
WUDE: 1986 (as WPGO) WNTB: 2000 (as WFXZ) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP |
WUDE: 6,000 watts WNTB: 6,000 watts |
| HAAT |
WUDE: 93 meters WNTB: 99.9 meters |
| Class |
WUDE: A WNTB: A |
| Facility ID |
WUDE: 60882 WNTB: 73954 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
WUDE: 34°02′50″N 78°16′12″W / 34.04722°N 78.27000°W WNTB: 34°18′4″N 77°48′7″W / 34.30111°N 77.80194°W |
| Callsign meaning |
WUDE: W The DUDE WNTB: W N Topsail Beach |
| Former callsigns |
WUDE: WAEM (8/1983-11/1983) WPGO (1983-1990) WCCA (1990-2003) WLTT (2003-2013) WNTB: WFXZ (2000-2003) WBNE (2003-2007) |
| Affiliations | Jones Radio Network, ABC Radio, Fox News Radio |
| Owner | Thomas Davis (Davis Media, LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | gottalovethedude.com |
WUDE (106.3 FM)/WNTB (93.7 FM) "The Dude" are simulcast radio stations broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Bolivia, North Carolina, USA, and Topsail Beach, North Carolina, USA, respectively, WUDE and WNTB serve the Wilmington area. The stations are currently owned by Thomas Davis, through licensee Davis Media, LLC of Williamsburg, Virginia.
Both WUDE & WNTB are CBS News affiliates. Local programming was overhauled in April 1, 2013 by Hometown Wilmington Media, which had purchased the then-WLTT/WNTB from Sea-Comm Inc. the previous November. The stated reason for the move was to transform the station into a source of "unbiased news and information" in keeping with the company's larger goals.
The 106.3 frequency was WCCA, a beach music station and then a classic country station. before taking over the call letters and talk format previously heard on what is now 103.7 WILT when Sea-Comm Media purchased the station. With the call letters WLTT, 106.3 became a news/talk station called "The Big Talker" and in 2004, WWTB, an adult standards station at 103.9 FM which was licensed to Topsail Beach, North Carolina, began airing the same programming. Sea-Comm general manager Paul Knight called the format a "not-politically-correct talk station." This simulcast ended when the WBNE 93.7 frequency took the role, moving to Topsail Beach and changing its letters to WNTB.
WLTT changed its license city in 2009 from Shalotte to Bolivia. WLTT and WNTB simulcast The Big Talker to 5 counties in southeastern North Carolina.
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