Since Urban One transitioned news/talk WBT, Charlotte from its primary broadcast frequency at 1110 AM to 107.9 FM back in December, radio history buffs have been wondering what will become of the AM transmitter property and, more importantly, its historic transmitter building that was retrofitted as a bomb shelter 
in the early 1960s. WCNC-TV reports that local radio fan Johnny Caudle has launched a Change.org petition to save some of the history. He tells WCNC-TV, “I heard the land was for sale and knowing the radio background industry the way I do, I know that that probably means the towers are going down and the place is going to be bulldozed and redeveloped. So, I started thinking we need to save something.” Caudle says he’s not trying to kill any deal that would see the land developed but just wants “to preserve something.” The story indicates the property has an assessed value of $3.5 million. Urban One has not made a public statement about the future of the property. See the WCNC-TV story here.
MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2026
