Shallotte Broadcasting Company The Shallotte Broadcasting Company applied for a new broadcasting license on April 30, 1962, which was granted on September 11, 1963. On October 3, 1963, the call sign WVCB was attached to the construction permit. WVCB began broadcasting on June 11, 1964. Its license was granted on January 12, 1965.
The John Worrell years In January 1984, John Worrell bought the station. Upon his death, ownership transferred to his wife, Joyce. On December 24, 2014, the station went off the air; it returned to the air on December 6, 2015.
Post-John Worrell WVCB changed its format in April 2017 to a more contemporary and gospel music format, adding national and local ministries as broadcast partners. WVCB also began streaming its broadcast on
TuneIn and the website. WVCB went silent on September 15, 2021 due to its transmitter failing. The
Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on January 31, 2024. ==References==