WRKB

Station Information

Call Letters: WRKB

Frequency: 1460 AM

Location: Kannapolis, NC

WRKB banned The Beatles!

Evidence of the Ban:

On August 4, 1966, The Asheville Citizen reported, "Other Carolinas stations which announced a ban on the Beatle recordings included: WKDK, Newberry, S.C., WLSC, Loris, S.C., WPET, Greensboro, N.C., WBBB, Burlington, N.C., WVCB, Charlotte, N.C., WRKB, Kannapolis, N.C., WTYN, Tryon, N.C."

Notes:

In 1966, WRKB had an afternoon pop music show aimed at teenagers from 3:30 to 5:30 Mondays through Saturdays.

Current Info:

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