WFNC 640 AM

Victor Dawson managed Fayetteville's first radio station for his father John Gilbert Dawson. In 1940, WFNC signed on with 250 watts at 1420 AM. On March 29, 1941, the frequency changed to 1450 AM.

WFNC was a Mutual Broadcasting System affiliate. Later WFNC became a CBS Radio News affiliate and continues with CBS to the present time.

The frequency changed in 1947 to 940 AM (KHz) with a power of 50,000 watts daytime and 1000 watts night time directional antenna, and at 7:45 AM EST on Wednesday, January 15, 1986, Chief Engineer Terry Jordan threw the switch and WFNC switched to 640 AM(KHz) with a power of 10,000 watts daytime and a night time power of 1000 watts nondirectional antenna.