Many Radio Stations Remain Off Air As Hurricane Florence Leaves A Flooded Trail Of Misery

The Hurricane Has Moved On, But Flooding Remains

All of us at ALL ACCESS wish nothing but the best, and a speedy recovery from HURRICANE FLORENCE, to all our friends in NORTH CAROLINA - which took the brunt of the storm that made landfall late last week and remains a strong rainmaker causing flooding in many parts of the area.

WILMINGTON, NC was hit particularly hard and is now dealing with major flooding, with perhaps the worst yet to come. THE WASHINGTON POST reports, "water has rendered WILMINGTON an island, shut off from the rest of the world. It is impossible to get in and out of the city now. Flooding closed interstates and secondary roads, choking it off by land. The airport has been shuttered since WEDNESDAY. It is not accessible by sea, with the PORT OF WILMINGTON on CAPE FEAR RIVER closed.

"WILMINGTON likely will stay marooned for at least another day. It is still raining. It has been raining nearly constantly for days. The rivers are still rising, widespread flooding is expected, and Gov. ROY COOPER said the storm has 'never been more dangerous.' Officials said at least 450 people were rescued from floodwaters in the WILMINGTON area. One official issued a blunt warning to anyone looking to travel to WILMINGTON, including those who evacuated ahead of the storm and are anxiously waiting to return and see the condition of their home. 'Do not come here,' said WOODY WHITE, chairman of the board of commissioners of NEW HANOVER COUNTY. 'There’s no access to WILMINGTON.'”

As of SUNDAY (9/16), 20 FM and 3 AM stations reported being out of service due to the storm, according to the FCC:

FM: EMF Contemporary Christian WBNK (K-LOVE)/PINE KNOLL SHORES-NEW BERN, NC; Contemporary Christian WCCE (HIS RADIO)/BUIES CREEK-FAYETTEVILLE, NC;, BENNETTSVILLE COMMUNITY RADIO Southern Gospel WEHF-LP/BENNETTSVILLE, SC; EASTERN AIRWAVES/CURTIS MEDIA Beach Music WELS-F/KINSTON, NC; ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC MEDIA Religion WFNE-LP (DIVINE MERCY RADIO)/WAKE FOREST, NC; EMF Contemporary Christian WFVL (K-LOVE)/LUMBERTON-FAYETTEVILLE, NC; EMF Contemporary Christian WHAR (AIR1)/MOREHEAD CITY, NC; CURTIS MEDIA Urban WIKS (101.9 KISS FM)/NEW BERN, NC; EMF Contemporary Christian WKGV (K-LOVE)/SWANSBORO-WILMINGTON, NC; CUMULUS Classic Rock WKXS-F (94.5 THE HAWK)/LELAND-WILMINGTON, NC; iHEARTMEDIA Regional Mexican WLQB (EL PATRON 93.5)/OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC; CURTIS MEDIA GROUP Hot AC WMGV (V103/3)/NEWPORT-NEW BERN, NC; CUMULUS Urban WMNX (COAST 97.3)/WILMINGTON, NC; INNER BANKS MEDIA News-Talk WNBU/ORIENTAL-NEW BERN, NC; CLIO OPERA INC. Variety WOPA-LP/CLIO, SC; INNER BANKS MEDIA Country WRHT (96.3 THUNDER COUNTRY)/MOREHEAD CITY, NC; MARLBORO COUNTY BROADCASTWRS Variety WRQP-LP/BENNETTSVILLE, SC; CURTIS MEDIA Classic Rock WSFL-F/NEW BERN, NC; CURTIS MEDIA Top 40/Rhythmic WXNR (HOT 99.5)/GRIFTON-NEW BERN, NC; and NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS Country WZKT (97.7 KATIE COUNTRY)/WALNUT CREEK-KINSTON, NC.

AM: CUMULUS News-Talk WAAV-A/LELAND-WILMINGTON, NC; EASTERN AIRWAVES/CURTIS MEDIA Urban WSSG-A (92.7 JAMZ)/GOLDSBORO, NC; EASTERN AIRWAVES/CURTIS MEDIA Gospel WWMC-A (GOSPEL 1010 AM & 92.9 FM)/KINSTON, NC.

In addition, 3 other FM stations reported "being down with programming sent to another station": CUMULUS AC WGNI/WILMINGTON, NC; REGIONAL BAHA'I COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES Variety WLGI (RADIO BAHA'I)/HEMINGWAY-MYRTLE BEACH, SC; INNER BANKS MEDIA News-Talk WTIB (TALK FM 103.7)/WILLIAMSTON-GREENVILLE, NC.

Meanwhile, 100 FM stations and 28 AM stations reported that they remained operational.  As for TV, SINCLAIR ABC affiliate WCTI-TV/NEW BERN, NC and LMA sister FOX affiliate WYDO-TV (FOX EASTERN CAROLINA)/GREENVILLE, NC were knocked off the air, as was MERCYS BRIDGE MEDIA independent WTNG-CD/LUMBERTON, NC.

CAPITOL BROADCASTING’s Hot AC WILT (SUNNY 103.7)/WILMINGTON, NC posted this video to its FACEBOOK page, giving us a peek of the area flooding.

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