Charlotte, North Carolina


Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina with a population estimated at 687,456 in 2008. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a population in 2009 of 1,745,524. The Charlotte metropolitan area is part of a thirteen-county labor market region that has a 2009 estimated population of 2,389,763.

Charlotte Media Breakdown:


Charlotte Newspapers

The Charlotte Observer is the dominant newspaper in the region.


Charlotte Radio Stations

The Charlotte radio market was the 33rd largest in the U.S. in 2006, according to Arbitron.

Broadcast radio stations serving the market include:


  • Adult standards: WAVO 1150 AM (with simulcast on WTIX 1410)
  • Classical: WDAV 89.9 FM
  • Country: WKKT 96.9 FM, WSOC-FM 103.7 FM, WRHM-FM 107.1 FM, WIXE 1190 AM
  • Family/Children: WGFY 1480 AM (Radio Disney)
  • Top 40/Pop: WNKS 95.1 FM
  • Newstalk/Sports: WBCN 1660 AM (talk), WBT 1110 AM and 99.3 FM (news), WFAE 90.7 FM (news), WFNZ 610 (sports), WHKY 1290 AM (talk), WLNK 107.9 FM (Personalities with some hot adult contemporary), WNSC 88.9 (news, broadcasts from Rock Hill, South Carolina)WRHI 1340 AM and 94.3 FM (news), WTCG 870 AM (simulcast from 1370 AM in Clayton, Georgia)
  • Oldies: WRBK-FM 90.3 FM, WZGV 730 AM
  • Public Radio: WSGE 91.7 FM
  • Spanish: WNOW 1030 AM, WNOW-FM 105.3 FM (regional Mexican), WOLS 106.1 FM (regional Mexican) WXNC 1060 AM, WGSP 1310 AM, WGSP-FM 102.3 FM (Tropical and Latin Pop)
  • Religious: WDEX 1430 AM (Southern gospel), WGIV 1370 AM (urban contemporary gospel), WMIT 106.9 FM (contemporary Christian), WOGR 1540 AM (Christian), WHVN 1240 AM (with simulcast on WCGC 1270), WPZS 100.9 FM (urban contemporary gospel), WRCM-FM 91.9 FM (contemporary Christian), WWLV 94.1 FM ("K-LOVE" contemporary Christian broadcasts from the Piedmont Triad), WYFQ 93.5 FM and 930 AM (Bible Broadcasting Network), WZRH 960 AM
  • Rock: WXRC 95.7 FM (classic rock), WRFX 99.7 FM (classic rock), WLYT-FM 102.9 FM (soft rock/adult contemporary), WKQC 104.7 FM (soft rock/adult contemporary), WEND 106.5 FM (modern rock)
  • Urban: WQNC 92.7 FM (R&B and Soul), WIBT 96.1 FM ("The Beat" broadcasts hip-hop/dance/pop), WPEG 97.9 FM (hip-hop and R&B), WBAV 101.9 FM (R&B/Soul/adult pop)


Charlotte Television Stations

Broadcast television stations serving the market include:


WBTV CBS affiliate, WSOC-TV ABC affiliate, WUNE-TV PBS/UNCTV affiliate, WCCB Fox affiliate, TBA 3ABN affiliate, WNSC-TV PBS/SCETV affiliate, WCNC-TV NBC affiliate, WTVI a PBS affiliate, WJZY The CW affiliate, WMYT-TV My Network TV affiliate, WUNG-TV a PBS/UNCTV affiliate, WHKY-TV, & WAXN-TV


Charlotte is home to two nationally and internationally available cable television networks: ESPNU & Speed Channel


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