WUNC (FM)

WUNC

Chapel Hill, North Carolina United States
Broadcast area	Research Triangle and eastern North Carolina
Frequency	91.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
Format	Public radio (news, information, specialty music)
Subchannels	HD2: BBC World Service
Affiliations	National Public Radio (NPR) Public Radio Exchange (PRX) American Public Media (APM) BBC World Service
Ownership
Owner	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (WUNC Public Radio, LLC)
History
First air date	April 3, 1976; 48 years ago (1976-04-03)[1]
Call sign meaning	University of North Carolina
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	66581
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	415 meters (1,362 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wunc.org

WUNC (91.5 MHz) is a listener-supported public radio station, serving the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. It is licensed to Chapel Hill and is operated by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. On weekdays, WUNC carries National Public Radio, American Public Media, Public Radio Exchange, and BBC programming in an "all-news-and-information" format, including shows such as All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Fresh Air. On weekends, in addition to NPR weekend shows, WUNC broadcasts locally produced folk music programming. The longest-running continuously produced program offered by the station is Back Porch Music, a weekly folk and traditional music program. WUNC holds periodic on-air fundraisers seeking listener contributions.

The station operates five full-service FM repeater stations, WFSS from Fayetteville on 91.9; WRQM from Rocky Mount on 90.9; WBUX from Buxton on 90.5; WUND-FM from Columbia on 88.9; WUNW-FM from Welcome on 91.1; and WZCO from Chadbourn on 89.9. WUNC should not be confused with WXYC, which is UNC's student radio station.

As of January 2024, WUNC has the second highest ratings of any station in the Raleigh–Durham radio market.^[3]