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The ”'[[Durham Bulls]]”’ are the [[Triple-A]] [[minor league baseball]] affiliate of the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] and compete in the [[International League]]. CBC acquired the then [[Single-A]] Durham Bulls of the [[Carolina League]] in 1990. Throughout the 1990s, CBC worked with the City of Durham to build a [[Durham Bulls Athletic Park | new stadium]] in downtown Durham and pursue a Triple-A baseball franchise. In 1997, CBC was awarded an expansion Triple-A franchise that was paired with the then-Tampa Bay Devil Rays and have been continuously affiliated with Rays since then. During CBC’s ownership, the Bulls have won the International League title eight times (2002, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022) and the Triple-A championship four times (2009, 2013, 2021, 2022).

The ”'[[Durham Bulls]]”’ are the [[Triple-A]] [[minor league baseball]] affiliate of the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] and compete in the [[International League]]. CBC acquired the then [[Single-A]] Durham Bulls of the [[Carolina League]] in 1990. Throughout the 1990s, CBC worked with the City of Durham to build a [[Durham Bulls Athletic Park | new stadium]] in downtown Durham and pursue a Triple-A baseball franchise. In 1997, CBC was awarded an expansion Triple-A franchise that was paired with the then-Tampa Bay Devil Rays and have been continuously affiliated with Rays since then. During CBC’s ownership, the Bulls have won the International League title eight times (2002, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022) and the Triple-A championship four times (2009, , 2021, 2022).

CBC is also the largest minority owner of the ”'[[North Carolina Courage]]”’, a professional women’s soccer team based in [[Cary, North Carolina]] and competes in the [[NWSL]].

CBC is also the largest minority owner of the ”'[[North Carolina Courage]]”’, a professional women’s soccer team based in [[Cary, North Carolina]] and competes in the [[NWSL]].

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American media company

Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. (CBC) is a diversified American media company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Capitol Broadcasting owns three television stations and nine radio stations in the Raleigh–Durham and Wilmington markets in North Carolina. CBC also owns and operates the Durham Bulls minor league baseball team as well as the Coastal Plain League, a college summer baseball league. It is one of the few family-owned broadcasting companies left in the country, owned by four generations of the Fletcher-Goodmon family.

A.J. Fletcher founded the Capitol Broadcasting Company in 1937 when he founded Raleigh radio station WRAL (1240 AM, now WPJL). WRAL radio began transmission two years later in 1939, using a 250-watt transmitter, becoming Raleigh‘s second radio station (after WPTF). In 1942, Capitol created the Tobacco Radio Network, a farm news radio service that was discontinued in 2002. On September 6, 1946, Capitol Broadcasting received a license with the Federal Communications Commission for WCOY-FM (whose callsign was later changed to WRAL-FM), operating from a 250,000-watt transmitter. In 1960, CBC founded the North Carolina News Network, a statewide radio network that now provides news, weather, and sports content to about 80 radio stations. This property was sold to Curtis Media Group in 2009.

On December 15, 1956, Capitol Broadcasting’s flagship television station WRAL-TV went on the air in Raleigh.

In 1979, WRAL-TV became the first television station in North Carolina to have a dedicated helicopter for newsgathering.

In 1987, Capitol acquired independent station WJZY-TV in Charlotte. The following year, Capitol also acquired another independent station, WTTV and its satellite station, WTTK, in the Indianapolis area. WTTV and WTTK were sold in 1991 to River City Broadcasting.

In 1996, WRAL-TV was granted the first experimental high definition digital television license in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission. On October 13, 2000, WRAL became the first television station in the world to broadcast a news program entirely in high-definition; the station would begin broadcasting all of its local newscasts in high-definition in January 2001.

In 2001, Capitol purchased WFVT (now WMYT-TV) in Charlotte, creating the market’s second television duopoly.

On October 14, 2005, Capitol Broadcasting signed on WCMC-FM on 99.9 MHz in Raleigh with a country music format, “Genuine Country”.

In July 2008, Capitol Broadcasting acquired five radio stations in Wilmington from NextMedia Group for $12 million.^[1]

On April 14, 2009, Capitol Broadcasting and the City of Raleigh partnered to introduce the first mobile digital television in a public transit bus.

On January 28, 2013, Fox Television Stations announced that it had entered into an agreement to purchase WJZY and WMYT from Capitol for $18 million;^[2][3] the deal was completed on April 17.^[4][5]

(**) – Station that was built and signed-on by Capitol Broadcasting Company.

Note: Stations operated within the Wilmington radio station cluster are operated under the name Sunrise Broadcasting;

(**) – Station that was built and signed-on by Capitol Broadcasting Company.

Microspace Communication Company

Capitol B Creative Studio is a creative marketing agency founded in 2021 within Capitol Broadcasting. Capitol B’s clients include the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, UNC School of Social Work, Little Washington, and Warren County.^[6]

WRAL Digital (formerly CBC New Media) was responsible for all broadcasting-related properties and services outside of traditional broadcasting, which included WRAL.com and other websites, digital streaming, and mobile applications. WRAL Digital Solutions provided digital marketing services that complimented advertising opportunities on CBC’s radio, television, and digital properties. In June 2025, WRAL Digital/CBC New Media and WRAL Digital Solutions were integrated into Capitol Broadcasting’s Television division.^[7]

The Durham Bulls are the Triple-A minor league baseball affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays and compete in the International League. CBC acquired the then Single-A Durham Bulls of the Carolina League in 1990. Throughout the 1990s, CBC worked with the City of Durham to build a new stadium in downtown Durham and pursue a Triple-A baseball franchise. In 1997, CBC was awarded an expansion Triple-A franchise that was paired with the then-Tampa Bay Devil Rays and have been continuously affiliated with Rays since then. During CBC’s ownership, the Bulls have won the International League title eight times (2002, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022) and the Triple-A championship four times (2009, 2017, 2021, 2022).

CBC is also the largest minority owner of the North Carolina Courage, a professional women’s soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina and competes in the NWSL.

CBC founded and previously owned the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, a Single-A minor league baseball team and the Raleigh Flyers, a professional men’s soccer team that competed in the USISL/USISL Professional League. The Pelicans are the successor to the Single-A Durham Bulls franchise that CBC acquired in 1990. CBC temporarily relocated the franchise to Danville, Virginia in 1998 while Pelicans Park was under construction in Myrtle Beach. CBC sold the Pelicans in 2006. The Raleigh Flyers were founded in 1993 and sold in 1995; the team subsequently folded in 2000.

The Coastal Plain League is a wood-bat collegiate summer baseball league that features college players from across the United States. The CPL has 15 teams across Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The league was founded in 1997 and Capitol Broadcasting acquired it in 2022.

The Holly Springs Salamanders is a collegiate summer baseball team that competes in the Coastal Plain League and plays its home games at Ting Stadium in Holly Springs, North Carolina. The Salamanders were founded in 2015 and acquired by Capitol Broadcasting in 2017.

Capitol Broadcasting previously founded and sold the Greenville Yard Gnomes, another collegiate summer baseball team that competes in the Coastal Plain League. The Yard Gnomes play homes games at Guy Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina. CBC founded the team in 2023 and sold it to the Pettit Family at the conclusion of the 2024 season.

Capitol Broadcasting has operated the Durham Bulls Athletic Park since 1995 and the Durham Athletic Park since 2011; both facilities are owned by the City of Durham. As of September 2025, CBC has been approved by Wake County and the Town of Zebulon to lease and operate Five County Stadium beginning January 1, 2026.

In 2015, Capitol Broadcasting launched Bull City Hospitality, a food and beverage operator that provides concessions and catering for the Durham Bulls, the Holly Springs Salamanders, and the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Wolfpack Sports Properties

CBC Real Estate is an owner, operator, investor, and developer of real estate in North Carolina and South Carolina.

Capitol Broadcasting Company is a family-owned company that has been led by the Fletcher-Goodmon family through four generations. Founder A.J. Fletcher led the company as President from 1937 to 1966, and as Chairman and CEO from 1937 until his death in 1979. Fred Fletcher, A.J. Fletcher’s son, served as President of Capitol Broadcasting from 1966 until 1975. Jim Goodmon, A.J. Fletcher’s grandson and Fred Fletcher’s nephew, became President in 1975 and became CEO in 1979. Jim Goodmon served as President until 2017 and CEO until 2025. Jimmy Goodmon was appointed President and COO in 2017 and elected by the board as CEO in 2025.

As of September 1, 2025:^[9]

• Jim Goodmon, Chairman**
• Jimmy Goodmon, CEO and President**
• Michael Goodmon, Executive Vice President**
• Tim Steele, Chief Financial Officer**
• Warren Thomas, Vice President and General Counsel**
• Mike Birling, Vice President of Baseball Operations
• Pam Genske, Vice President of Human Resources
• Heather Gray, Vice President and General Manager of Television
• Brian Grube, Vice President of Radio
• Ashley Pierce, Vice President of Accounting
• Mark Stanford, Vice President of Real Estate
• Laney Tipton, General Manager of Capitol B Creative Studios

(**) Member, Board of Directors

Since its founding, Capitol Broadcasting has been headquartered in and principally operates from Raleigh, North Carolina. CBC’s headquarters and WRAL/Fox 50 television studios are located near NC State University‘s main campus. CBC’s radio and satellite divisions have substantial operations in North Raleigh.

Other locations include:

CBC has previously had operations in Cocoa Beach, Florida; Indianapolis, Indiana; Baltimore, Maryland; Kansas City, Missouri; Charlotte, North Carolina; Greenville, North Carolina; Statesville, North Carolina; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; San Antonio, Texas; Norfolk, Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Huntington, West Virginia.

Market	City of license	Station	Format	Years Owned	Sold To	Notes
Melbourne, FL	Cocoa Beach, FL	WSTF 104.5 FM	Adult Contemporary	1985-1992	Clear Channel Communications	Call signed changed to WJRR. Format changed to Active Rock.
Baltimore, MD	Baltimore, MD	WWMX 106.5 FM	Adult Contemporary	1986-1993	American Radio Systems	Currently owned by Audacy.
		WOCT 104.3 FM	Adult Contemporary	1993-1994		Currently owned by iHeartMedia. Call sign changed to WZFT.
Kansas City, MO	Kansas City, MO	KBEQ 104.3 FM	Top 40	1983-1987	Noble Broadcasting	Currently owned by Steel City Media. Format changed to Country radio.
Charlotte, NC	Statesville, NC	WDRV 550 AM	Adult Contemporary	1982-1984	Capitol Broadcasting Corp. (Mobile, Alabama)	Currently owned by Statesville Family Radio Corporation. Call signed changed to WAME. Format changed to Classic country.
		WLVV 96.9 FM	Adult Contemporary			Currently owned by iHeartRadio. Call signed changed to WKKT. Format changed to Country radio.
Raleigh-Durham, NC	Raleigh, NC	WRAL 1240 AM		1939-1965	Raleigh Radio Company	Call signed changed to WPJL. Format changed to Catholic radio. Permit modified to move transmission site from Raleigh to Knightdale, NC
Wilmington, NC	Wilmington, NC	WILT 104.5 FM	Adult Contemporary	2008-2015	Bible Broadcasting Network	Call signed changed to WYHW. Format changed to Christian radio.
San Antonio, TX	San Antonio, TX	KISS 99.5 FM	Rock	1980-1987	Adams Radio	Currently owned by Cox Media Group.
		KMAC 630 AM	Sports radio/Christian radio/Talk radio/News radio	1980-1983	Salem Media Group	Call sign changed to KSLR. Format changed to exclusively Christian radio.
Norfolk, VA	Norfolk, VA	WNVZ 104.5 FM	Adult Contemporary	1986-1989	Wilks-Schwartz Broadcasting	Currently owned by Audacy.
Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	WRNL 910 AM	Oldies	1981-1993	Clear Channel Communications	Currently owned by Audacy.
		WRXL 102.1 FM	Rock/Classic Rock			Currently owned by Audacy. Format changed to alternative rock.
Huntington, WV	Huntington, WV	WKEE 800 AM	Oldies	1979-1987	Adventure II, Inc.	Currently owned by iHeartRadio. Call sign changed with WVHU. Format changed to talk radio.
		WKEE 100.5 FM	Top 40			Currently owned by iHearRadio.

Staff are listed with their role/job title with years employed at Capitol Broadcasting Company in parenthesis.

• Scott Mason – Tar Heel Traveler anchor/producer (2007 to present)