WVCB (1410 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a combination of contemporary Christian and gospel music. WVCB transmitted with a daytime power of 500 watts, reducing to 168 watts during nighttime. It had always held the call sign WVCB.Callsign history for WVCB; retrieved September 1, 2019. WVCB was an affiliate of the Carolina Panthers Radio Network,List of Carolina Panthers Radio affiliates; retrieved July 16, 2020. and aired other NFL games via the Sports USA Radio Network.Sports USA Radio Network affiliate map; retrieved October 22, 2023. It also aired Music & the Spoken Word from CBS Radio.Music & the Spoken Word Airing Schedules; North Carolina stations. Retrieved December 21, 2020. WVCB went silent on September 15, 2021.FCC Public Files for WVCB, retrieved September 29, 2021.
History Shallotte Broadcasting Company The Shallotte Broadcasting Company applied for a new broadcasting license on April 30, 1962, which was granted on September 11, 1963. On October 3, 1963, the call sign WVCB was attached to the construction permit.F.C.C.'s history cards for WVCB; retrieved September 3, 2019. WVCB began broadcasting on June 11, 1964. Its license was granted on January 12, 1965.WVCB at the F.C.C.'s website; retrieved September 1, 2019.
The John Worrell years In January 1984, John Worrell bought the station.1985 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. B-200; retrieved September 3, 2019. Upon his death, ownership transferred to his wife, Joyce.20150312ABH; retrieved September 3, 2019.
On December 24, 2014, the station went off the air;FCC's list of silent A.M. stations, retrieved June 18, 2015. it returned to the air on December 6, 2015.Letter to the F.C.C., dated December 7, 2015, stating WVCB has returned to the air. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
Post-John Worrell WVCB changed its format in April 2017 to a more contemporary and gospel music format, adding national and local ministries as broadcast partners. WVCB also began streaming its broadcast on TuneIn and the website.
WVCB went silent on September 15, 2021 due to its transmitter failing.FCC Public Files for WVCB, retrieved September 29, 2021. The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on January 31, 2024.
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Website for Faith & Love Radio, the streaming-only online successor to the WVCB format