WENC

WENC (1220 AM) is a radio station licensed to Whiteville, North Carolina, United States. The station is owned by Godwin Communications, LLC.^[2][3]

WENC

Currently silent
Whiteville, North Carolina United States
Broadcast area	Wilmington, North Carolina Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Lumberton, North Carolina Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Frequency	1220 kHz
Branding	Power1220 WENC
Programming
Format	Gospel
Affiliations	North Carolina News Network
Ownership
Owner	Godwin Communications, LLC
History
First air date	1946 (1946)
Call sign meaning	Eastern North Carolina
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	26000
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day 152 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	34°18′30.6″N 78°42′59.1″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WENC signed on in 1946, operating at 250 watts 24 hours a day. Whiteville Broadcasting Company owned the station until 1995, when J.L. "Big Jay" Godwin bought the station and became general manager. He changed the format from oldies to soul music, gospel and rhythm and blues with community news and obituaries. Tahitian McKenzie, Godwin's daughter, took over WENC after her parents' deaths but had to sign off after a year on December 31, 2024, because running the station was "not feasible" financially. The station is for sale.^[4]