WCMS-FM
country music radio station in Hatteras, North Carolina, United States
WCMS-FM (94.5 FM) was a radio station that broadcast a country music format. Licensed to Hatteras, North Carolina, United States, the station served the Elizabeth City-Nags Head area. WCMS used the name "Water Country" since it signed on in 1999. The original call sign was WWOC. The change to the WCMS call sign was granted on July 28, 2005. The station was owned by Max Media until 2018 after a sale from Ray-D-O Biz LLC.
The station was affiliated with the Motor Racing Network and the Performance Racing Network and carried live broadcasts of NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
On March 31, 2024, WCMS ceased operations. Davis Media had planned to buy WCMS and other stations but the deal did not happen. WCMS-FM never returned to the air; its license was canceled on September 30, 2025.
The public source identifies “WCMS-FM” as country music radio station in Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around WCMS-FM, country and music.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7947939. Authority coordinates are 35.486, -75.999. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1999, 2005, 2018 and 2024.
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