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WUNC 91.5 Chapel Hill, NC

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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.

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Country Country United States United States
Language Language English
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Homepage Homepage wunc.org
Station name Station name
WUNC 91.5 Chapel Hill, NC
Description Description
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.
Launch date Launch date
3 April 1976
Owner Owner
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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91.5 MHz

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FM

Coverage area

Research Triangle and eastern North Carolina

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

First air date

3 April 1976

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Station ID 5070
Region United States, North Carolina
Branding WUNC
Owner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Broadcast area Research Triangle and eastern North Carolina
Launched 3 April 1976
Website wunc.org
Listen wunc.org
Contact wunc.org
Schedule wunc.org
Primary frequency 91.5 MHz
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wunc.org

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About station About WUNC 91.5 Chapel Hill, NC

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 six 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; WUNL-FM from Laurinburg on 89.1; 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 May 2026, WUNC has the highest ratings of any station in the Raleigh–Durham radio market.

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