Mar 27, 2014
WKNC helped Durham-based Merge Records celebrate its 25th anniversary by hosting three DJ stations during the label’s 25K road race on March 22. According to the Daily Tar Heel, the…
Mar 21, 2014
WKNC 88.1 FM is serving up a new type of show with its specialty music program: “Arroz con Pollo.” Arroz con Pollo, or rice with chicken, is a typical Puerto…
Feb 6, 2014
WKNC 88.1 FM will hold its eleventh annual Double Barrel Benefit concert Friday, Feb. 7 at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro and Friday, Feb. 14 at Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh. Cat’s…
Dec 6, 2013
WKNC’s Twitter account has reached its 7,000th follower. Launched in February 2009, @WKNC881 hit the 6,000 follower mark in March 2013. According to the social media analytics tool Twtrland, @WKNC881…
Nov 26, 2013
Anyone interested in becoming a WKNC DJ must first attend one of two interest meetings. The interest meetings will be Tuesday, Jan. 7 and Wednesday, Jan. 8 from 6-7 p.m.…
Nov 19, 2013
WKNC 88.1 FM has added a multimedia aspect to its operation with the launch of a new video project, WKNC’s The Lounge. Created by Production Manager Walt Lilly and Operations…
Nov 18, 2013
WKNC students led five educational sessions at College Broadcasters, Inc.’s second annual National Student Electronic Media Convention Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2013 in San Antonio. #CBITexas featured more than 90 sessions…
Nov 6, 2013
WKNC 88.1 FM has named Yvonne Chazal, a first year student in engineering from Morehead City, N.C., as the station’s October 2013 DJ of the month. While Chazal, known as dJ/dx, does…
Oct 7, 2013
For the first time ever, WKNC 88.1 FM has been named a finalist in College Music Journal’s College Radio Awards. Now in their ninth year, CMJ’s College Radio Music Awards…
Sep 9, 2013
College Broadcasters, Inc. has named WKNC 88.1 FM’s WKNC.org as one of four finalists for Best Student Media Website in its annual National Student Production Awards. The winner will be…