Editing Wilmington, North Carolina (section)

==Media==
{{see also|List of newspapers in North Carolina|List of radio stations in North Carolina|List of television stations in North Carolina}}

===Newspapers===
The ''[[Star-News]]'' is Wilmington's daily newspaper; read widely throughout the Lower Cape Fear region and now owned by Gannett, following its merger with the Star's previous owner, [[GateHouse Media]].<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=GateHouse, Gannett merger is official, creating largest U.S. newspaper chain|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gatehouse-gannett-merger-is-official-creating-largest-us-newspaper-chain-2019-11-19|access-date=April 16, 2021|website=MarketWatch|language=en-US}}</ref>  A daily online newspaper, ''Port City Daily'', is owned by Local Daily Media.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2023 |title=Port City Daily |url=https://portcitydaily.com/ |access-date=July 28, 2023 |website=Port City Daily |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Properties |url=https://localdailymedia.com/properties/ |access-date=July 28, 2023 |website=Local Daily Media |language=en-US}}</ref> Two historically black newspapers are distributed and published weekly: ''[[The Wilmington Journal]]'' and ''The Challenger Newspapers.'' ''Encore Magazine'' is a weekly arts and entertainment publication.

===Broadcast radio===
====AM====
* 630 AM [[WMFD (AM)|WMFD]] – Sports ("ESPN Radio, AM 630")
* 1340 AM [[WLSG]] – Regional Mexican ("La Raza 94.1")

====FM====
* 89.7 FM [[WDVV]] – Worship & Praise Music ("The Dove, 89.7")
* 90.5 FM [[WWIL-FM]] – Christian Music ("Life 90.5")
* 91.3 FM [[WHQR]] – Public Radio
* 93.1 FM [[WBPL-LP]] – Wilmington Catholic Radio
* 94.1 FM [[WLSG|W231CL]] Regional Mexican ("La Raza 94.1") (WLSG translator)
* 95.5 FM [[W238AV]] – Contemporary Christian ("[[K-LOVE]]")
* 95.9 FM [[W240AS]] – Soft AC  ("95.9 The Breeze") (WKXB translator)
* 97.3 FM [[WMNX]] – Hip Hop/R & B ("Coast 97.3")
* 100.5 FM [[W263BA]] – Contemporary Christian ("[[K-LOVE]]")
* 101.3 FM [[WWQQ-FM]]- Country ("Double Q, 101")
* 102.7 FM [[WGNI]] – Hot AC ("102.7 GNI")
* 104.5 FM [[WYHW]] – Christian Talk ("104.5")

===Television===
The Wilmington television market is ranked 130 in the United States, and is the smallest [[Designated Market Area|DMA]] in North Carolina. The broadcast stations are as follows:
* [[WWAY]], Channel 3, ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate, with [[CBS]] on [[WWAY-DT2|3.2]] and [[The CW|CW]] on [[WWAY-DT3|3.3]]): licensed to Wilmington, owned by [[Morris Multimedia]]
* [[WECT]], Channel 6, ([[NBC]] affiliate): licensed to Wilmington, owned by [[Gray Television]]
* [[WILM-LD]], Channel 10, ([[Independent station (North America)|Independent station]]): licensed to Wilmington, owned by the [[Capitol Broadcasting Company]]
* [[WSFX-TV]], Channel 26, ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate): licensed to Wilmington, owned by [[American Spirit Media]] and operated by Gray Television
* [[WUNJ-TV]], Channel 39, ([[PBS]] member station, part of the [[UNC-TV]] Network)

Cable news station [[News 14 Carolina]] also maintains its coastal bureau in Wilmington.

On September 8, 2008, at noon, WWAY, WECT, WSFX, WILM-LP and W51CW all turned off their analog signals, making Wilmington the first market in the nation to go digital-only as part of a test by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) to iron out transition and reception concerns before the [[DTV transition in the United States|nationwide shutoff]]. Wilmington was chosen as the test market because the area's digital channel positions will remain unchanged after the transition.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2008-05-07-digitaltv_N.htm |work=USA Today |title=Wilmington, N.C., to test mandatory switch to digital TV |first=Paul |last=Davidson |date=May 8, 2008}}</ref> As the area's official conduit of emergency information, WUNJ did not participate in the early analog switchoff, and kept their analog signal on until the national [[Digital television transition|digital switchover]] date of June 12, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080507/NEWS/118071900/1004/Wilmington_to_switch_to_digital_TV_signals_before_rest_of_country|title=Article no longer available}}</ref> W47CK did not participate due to its low-power status; FCC rules currently exempt low-powered stations from the 2009 analog shutdown.<ref>{{cite web |last=Teinowitz |first=Ira |url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/05/fcc_confirms_wilmington_as_dig.php |title=FCC Confirms Wilmington as Digital Test Market |work=TVWeek |access-date=May 21, 2013}}</ref> WILM-LP and W51CW chose to participate, even though they are exempt as LPTV stations.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=John Eggerton |date=May 10, 2008 |title=Wilmington Pulls Plug on Analog |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/wilmington-pulls-plug-analog-84680 |access-date=June 2, 2022 |website=Broadcasting Cable |language=en}}</ref>

Despite [[Hurricane Hanna (2008)|Tropical Storm Hanna]] making landfall southwest of Wilmington two days before (September 6), the switchover continued as scheduled. The ceremony was marked by governmental and television representatives flipping a large switch (marked with the slogan "First in Flight, First in Digital") from analog to digital.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunbar |first=John |url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080908/ARTICLES/809080291/1155&title=Local_TV_broadcasts_make_switch_to_digital |title=Wilmington TV broadcasters make switch to digital |work=StarNews Online |access-date=May 21, 2013}}</ref>

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