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Wilmington

Wilmington is a city located in the County of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. A July 1, 2008 United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 100,192. Wilmington is the principal city of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area which had an estimated population of 347,012 as of July 1, 2008.

Wilmington Media Breakdown:

Wilmington Newspapers

The Star-News, now owned by the New York Times, is Wilmington’s daily newspaper which is read mostly throughout the Lower Cape Fear region.

Wilmington Radio Stations

88.1 FM WGHW – Christian Programs from Church Planters Of America

88.5 FM WZDG – Christian Rock (“88.5, The Edge”)

88.9 FM WKVC – Contemporary Christian (“K-Love”)

89.7 FM WDVV – Worship & Praise Music (“The Dove, 89.7″)

90.5 FM WWIL – Christian Music & Teaching Programs (“Life 90.5″)

91.3 FM WHQR – Public Radio

92.3 FM WQSL – Urban Contemporary (“92.3, The Touch”)

92.7 FM WBPL – Wilmington Catholic Radio

93.7 FM WNTB – Talk Radio (“The Big Talker FM”)

94.5 FM WKXS – Classic Hits (“94.5, The Hawk”)

95.5 FM W238AV – Contemporary Christian (“K-LOVE”)

95.9 FM W240AS – Christian Programs from WOTJ, Morehead City

97.3 FM WMNX – Hip Hop/R & B (“Coast 97.3″)

98.3 FM WSFM – Alternative (“Surf 98.3″)

98.7 FM WLGD – Popular Latin music (“La Grand D”)

99.9 FM WKXB – Oldies (“Jammin’ 99.9″)

100.5 FM W263BA – Contemporary Christian (“K-LOVE”)

101.3 FM WWQQ – Country (“Double Q, 101″)

102.7 FM WGNI – Hot AC (“102.7 GNI”)

103.7 FM WBNE – Classic Rock (103.7,”The Bone”)

104.5 FM WILT – Adult Contemporary (“Sunny 104.5″)

105.5 FM WXQR – Rock (“Rock 105″)

106.3 FM WLTT – Talk Radio (“The Big Talker FM”)

106.7 FM WUIN – AAA (“The Penguin”)

107.5 FM WAZO – Top 40 (“Z 107.5″)

630 AM WMFD – Sports (“ESPN Radio, AM 630″)

980 AM WAAV – News, Talk, Sports (“News, Talk, & Sports 980 The Wave”)

1180 AM WMYT – Spanish Christian (“Radio Alegre”)

1340 AM WLSG – Southern Gospel (“God’s Country, 1340″)

1490 AM WWIL – Urban Gospel (“Gospel Joy, 1490″)

Wilmington Television Stations

On September 8, 2008 WWAY, WECT, WSFX, WILM-LP and W51CW all turned off their analog signals, making Wilmington the first market in the nation to go digital-only as part of a test by the FCC.

The Wilmington television broadcast stations are as follows:

WWAY, Channel (3), (ABC affiliate), WECT, Channel (6), (NBC affiliate), WILM-LD, Channel (10), (CBS affiliate), WSFX-TV, Channel (26), (Fox affiliate), WUNJ-TV, Channel (39), (PBS member station, part of the UNC-TV Network), W47CK, Channel (47), (MyNetworkTV affiliate, uses fictional WMYW calls on-air), W51CW, Channel (51), (TBN affiliate)

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Wilmington is a city in and the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was around 101,350 in 2009. Wilmington is the principal city of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan area that covers New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties in southeastern North Carolina, which had an estimated population of 354,525 as of July 1, 2009.

Movies such as A Walk To Remember, Blue Velvet, Weekend at Bernie’s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Empire Records, Cape Fear, Black Knight, 28 Days, The Crow, Nights in Rodanthe and Hounddog; as well as television shows such as Matlock, Surface, The WB’s Dawson’s Creek and One Tree Hill have been produced there.

The Wilmington television market is ranked 133 in the United States, and is the smallest DMA in North Carolina. The broadcast stations available from DISH Network in Wilmington are as follows: WWAY – Channel (3) an (ABC affiliate), WECT – Channel (6), WILM-LD, Channel (10), (CBS affiliate): WSFX-TV, Channel (26) a (Fox affiliate), WUNJ-TV, Channel (39), (PBS member station, part of the UNC-TV Network) W47CK, Channel (47), (MyNetworkTV affiliate, uses fictional WMYW calls on-air): W51CW, Channel (51), (TBN affiliate).

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