WKBC-FM

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WKBC-FM
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City of license North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Slogan The 80's, 90's & Now
Your Music, Your Station
97.3 FM
Frequency 97.3 MHz
Format Hot Adult Contemporary
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 403.0 meters
Class C
Facility ID 72458
Transmitter Coordinates 36°4′34.00″N 81°7′43.00″W / 36.0761111, -81.1286111
Affiliations Jones Radio Network, AP Radio
Owner Wilkes Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Website http://yourmusicyourstation.com

WKBC-FM (97.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format.[1] Licensed to North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Wilkes Broadcasting Company, Inc. and features programing from Jones Radio Network and AP Radio.[2]

In October 2006, 97.3 WKBC was picked by the music critics of Charlotte's Creative Loafing Magazine as the Best "Charlotte" radio station of 2006; even though WKBC is located roughly an hour outside of Charlotte. [1] WKBC-FM's slogan is the "Home of Appalachian Football"; the station broadcasts the football games of nearby Appalachian State University.

WKBC-FM can be heard as far south as Rock Hill, SC, as far west as Johnson City, TN, as far north as Bluefield, WV and as far east as Greensboro, NC. The transmitter is located about 5 miles south of North Wilkesboro in southern Wilkes County.

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