Slogan The Best Rock ERP 100,000 watts Facility ID 70497 City of license New Bern Owner Beasley Broadcast Group Sister stations WXNR, WNCT-FM, WMGV, WIKS | First air date April 29, 1968 HAAT 279 meters Frequency 106.5 MHz Format Classic rock Branding 106.5 WSFL | |
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Broadcast area Kinston, New Bern, Havelock Area Kinston, New Bern, Havelock | ||
WSFL-FM is an FM mainstream rock radio station located in New Bern, North Carolina that broadcasts to the entire eastern region of North Carolina at 106.5 MHz. It has been around for several decades and is considered a fixture in the local community.
History
WSFL was one of the first Top 40 FM stations in North Carolina. During the 1980s the format switched to adult contemporary.
In December 1986, Caravelle Broadcast Group Inc. completed its purchase of WSFL-FM and Kinston radio stations WISP and WQDW.
In March 1989, after Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwā against Salman Rushdie for writing The Satanic Verses, WSFL-FM burned all of its Cat Stevens records.
WSFL and several other stations went off the air for a while, but WSFL-FM came back with an album rock format. By 1994, WSFL-FM was airing John Boy and Billy.
In 1995, WSFL/1380 became WCOO after J4 Broadcasting bought the station along with WCKO in Norfolk, Virginia and WCKN in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. These stations began using the WCIN "Classic Oldies" format of R&B, jazz and blues.