WNCW

WNCW Spindale is a radio station located in Spindale, NC, broadcasting at 88.7FM and on WSIF Wilkesboro at 90.9 FM, with service to translators in Charlotte, NC at 101.3 FM, in Boone, NC at 92.9 FM, and in Greenville, SC at 97.3 FM. WNCW started as early as 1986 when Isothermal Community College began to receive support from the state of North Carolina and the federal government to prepare for a public radio station to broadcast to a then-underserved Western North Carolina. It was envisioned as a different type of public radio station early on, with key fundraising support from future Development Director and Jazz host Charles Benedict, among others, and the musical vision of future Program Director, Greg Hils, and future General Manager, Burr Beard. After years of planning, preparing and waiting, WNCW began broadcasting on October 13, 1989. The weekday program was dubbed Crossroads and featured a broad range of styles of music such as Folk, World, Jazz, Bluegrass, Rock, Bl...