This is 1 of the 2 radio stations I actually listen to in the Charlotte area, as I've gotten away…read morefrom music radio. Being the only sports radio station in Charlotte though, I wish it were much better. But my 4 stars means I'm a fan, but mainly because I check it out even though I despise most of the hosts & shows. The main on air personality is Mark Packer, Billy Packer's son. He's a huge SEC fan & pretty much is Mr. Negativity about everything else...can you say like father, like son? He pretty much hates the ACC, but will slurp up SEC news all day. As for the other show, Chris McClain is the main host...which also boggles my mind. Why is a show based in Charlotte, the heart of ACC country, have one of their main shows hosted by a couple of Yanks? He's a Penn State fan & pretty much shows how he & his co hosts know nothing about the local college sporting realm. But like I said, I'm still a fan of this station to just hear the garbage that is spoken daily. It's a good place to tune into to yell at your radio aloud, wondering why they don't see the obvious points. I consistently want to call in & ask them what the heck they're doing.

The strong signal is worth one star. The commitment to the local community is worth another. Though…read moreeven those areas are subject to debate as the coverage in many parts of Charlotte is spotty due to other stations and a lot of the local content like the traffic and local news in the morning sound shipped from outside. Overall this old warhorse is turning into a nag that might as well be shipped off to the glue factory. The weekday mix while pleasant seems to have an overall blandness that short circuits the overall effect. And while the performances of the artists have a nice sheen and are very professional too many of the selections are blase without anything really interesting to say. And then about every 4th song a overplayed classic rock track gets ripped out. For a station that for years had specialty shows that did a wonderful job of showcasing the depths of the classic rock/aor history it is quite boring to tune in and to just be given what the commercial stations offer. In regards to evening/weekend specialty programming the blues and beach offerings are great when they stick to mining the stronger most time tested material but lose stature when delving into more recent material. To be honest I have always thought the over emphasis on the beach and shag on weekends turns away twice as many potential listeners as it attracts. Plus it gets tiring hearing what in many cases amounts to infomercials for Dr Phil Goode's or Reverend Kyle's next gig over at the VFW. But also those cats are bringing in a large share of the on air fundraising so I guess they can do what they well please. Now the 321 blues crew to their overall credit are much more professional in their decorum. Also even though they are Monday through Thursday 7-10 each night they never have seemed to oversaturate the airwaves, it is a programming staple and really the Marquee property of the station. What is needed is more variety in programming. Once upon a Time there were divergent options such as collegiate pop, electronica/techno, aor, new age, jam band, aor, big band, acid jazz, 80s retro and various other genres being offered and all had unique fan bases under the wsge umbrella. Now it feels like the musical offerings are much more stringent and narrow. The canned syndicated material like world Cafe is what it is, engaging filler. But even there the offerings seem truncated compared to the distant past. Fund drive time is always a big comedown. Not so much from the specialty programming because those guys and their audience come to the forefront and put their money where their mouths are. But during the meat of the weekday grind it is actually painful to listen to the pleading. In the end they still get my ears, but not my money and to be honest if they were to go away tomorrow I for one would lament their passing but overall really would not too worked up over the matter.

Good selection of music, especially love the weekend beach music!!!read more

Jason has brought consistent results to his work on my company's social media platforms. Jason is a…read morequality writer with a high degree of intellectual curiosity. He brings energy and creativity to projects and has been a very successful project manager. I would not hesitate to engage him again for any writing project

Tamaya in the Meck Times Statesville office quickly and courteously helped me resolve a…read morefive-year-old probate problem related to documenting that a legal notice had been published. Within just a couple hours she had the documents pulled from an old/archive system and she electronically resent the necessary files to the clerk of court. Problem solved.

Hard to believe that the main newspaper of record for posting probate notices doesn't return phone…read morecalls and doesn't provide a way to pay on their website. Another example of why print

Well, I can't believe nobody's written a review about Access21. CMPAC (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public…read moreAccess Corporation is a non-profit local access channel where anybody in the public can go and make a show after they complete a series of nearly-free, very educational classes and seminars. You may have seen it while channel surfing if you have Time Warner Cable (if you don't then you don't get it) and probably saw some lunatic preaching so you kept moving right along. Next time you're gonna sit in front of your TV check out channel 21 because sometimes they have some really cool, interesting and, best of all, local shows with a wide range of interests. Some of the cooler shows I've seen here are Z-axis, Crazy Late with Johnny Millwater and Scotty's Drive-In Theater. But there are quite a few other diamond sin the rough out there, check out their schedule http://www.tvaccess21.com/froms/4th_quarter_2011.pdf. The best part is that for a small membership fee, $25, you can take some of their most involved TV production classes such as Basic Studio and Control Room. Other great opportunities to learn television production include Final Cut Pro X, Green Screen Lighting, Chroma Keying and Webcasting. CMPAC provides a great opportunity for Charlotte to display a wide range of opinions, voices and interests, unfortunately, the channel is mostly being overrun by religious programming.

WGNC 1450 AM - 101.1 FM is a radio station in Gastonia, NC where my first radio experience…read morehappened. I was in high school and one if my friends had a brother who had an on air gig at this little AM radio station on a hill. Back in the day (I never use that phrase) if you didn't graduate from a broadcasting school, heck I still hadn't graduated from high school, the only way you could be on the radio was to get a license. I got sponsored by the chief engineer and after a few months of hard study and some hands-on I got my "3rd class radio-telephone operators license with broadcast endorsement" it was a mouth full. It was actually required for announcers who had to record meter readings or who operated low power radio broadcast stations From 1963 to 1978 an additional simple technical written test added "Broadcast Endorsement" to the "Third Phone" that allowed announcers to be the sole operators at some limited power stations. A 1st class was what the actual engineers needed. The FCC issued 1st and 2nd class licenses in 1927 then in 1953 a 3rd class was added. Hey, it was kinda a big deal, especially for a 15 year old but fast forward to today and all you need to do to get on the air is show up. Anyway, after I got my 3rd phone I got my first shot of being on the radio with a Saturday afternoon 4 hour show spinning rock n' roll, Wooohooo! The first "big" on-air phrase that I was known for, was my opening greeting, ready? .... "Welcome to your Saturday on wonderful whacky WIG-NACK in the mill village of the south, Gastonia, North Carolina". :-) Well it sounded better when I said it, and I did get a call from the station owner "Mr. McAwain" once that needed me to explain that phrase LOL I also got a call from the owner, and by call I mean "come to Jesus talking to" about my poor judgement of playing a song that he thought was a Vietnam protest. Well the song was "War" and he was correct. Those kind of exchanges were a harbinger of many, many more over the decades to come at the different radio gigs I had, But I digress. Back to WIG-NACK, it was founded by Mr. McSwain and his son in 1939 and is a 1,000 watt AM transmitter and 220 watt FM. The station has had many formats over the years, country, pop, rock, etc. but us currently a news-sport-talk station. They carry syndicated programs with Glenn Beck and Dave Ramsey and a lot of high school sports and even some MLB & NFL with local hosts in different day parts. If you were so inclined you could listen live on TuneIn or stream at their website: https://www.wgncradio.com/ I must admit I tune into all the old stations, where I worked, from time to time, the ones that are still on the air of course, just out of neustalgia and because I can. Bottom line: I decided to write this WGNCreview after recognizing Marconi yesterday and even though National Radio Day isn't until August 20th every day is a good day for some good ol' radio.

CarolinaBark is an awesome free magazine that's published every other month for dog lovers. There…read moreare helpful articles to learn more about dogs (like this month's article about dogs and chocolate -- perfect for this time of the year when chocolate is an abundance through the holidays), new products on the market (like organic frozen dog treats), and whether or not puppies make good Christmas presents. The ads scattered throughout the magazine let dog owners know what services are available to them for pet-sitting, food, and even a wine bar where they can take their dogs with them! Not to mention finding out about the American Pet Cross who work with pet adoptions vs. breeding for sale. Very informative and recommended for Charlotte dogowners and lovers!

I've been watching less television since the switch to digital over the air but WBTV still manages…read moreto make it into my rotation. WBTV went onto the air in 1949 which made it the very first television station in the Carolinas and the 13th station in the United States. WBTV is an an affiliate of CBS and so they have all the CBS television shows. For news, it's mostly been Norah O'Donnell when she's not on break. I'll miss her when she steps away from the anchor desk. WBTV does broadcast some of the CBS programming including Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage that took over for Young Sheldon and Blue Bloods for Tom Selleck's moustache. I don't watch football or baseball so I skip over those when CBS starts with the sports programming. [Review 2554 of 2024 - 4006 in North Carolina - 23565 overall]

I have watched WBTV news since the 1960 s I remember Doug Mays, Clyde McClain, and Big Bill Ward…read moreand many others over the years. I remain loyal. recent coverage has declined. very little sports coverage. too much weather multiple times during the broadcast time. you frequently fail to report the high and low temp/air temp for the day you dwell on "feels like" and forecast while not reporting on actual almanac stats. also white reporters have become the minority. I hate to say this, but spectrum news is now better