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WDCG first began as a radio station in February 1948 as WDNC-FM 105.1, a sister station to WDNC-AM; both were owned by The Durham Morning Herald and Durham Sun. The sign-on of the 36,000-watt FM station coincided with the AM station's power increase and frequency shift from 1490 to 620 kilohertz. In 1953, the Herald-Sun group joined WTIK owners Floyd Fletcher and Harmon Duncan in securing a license to operate a television station in Durham, which would eventually become WTVD Channel 11 the following year. Until the mid-1970s, WDNC-FM simulcast the AM programming from an antenna located atop one of AM 620's three towers on Shocoree Drive in western Durham just off Interstate 85. (The old 105.1 FM antenna is still visible on the tower nearest downtown.)
| City of license | Durham, North Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | Raleigh/Durham Research Triangle |
| Branding | G105 |
| Slogan | "The Hit Music Channel |
| Frequency | 105.1 (MHz) |
| First air date | February 29, 1948 (as WDNC-FM) |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| ERP | 73,000 watts |
| HAAT | 339 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 53597 |
| Callsign meaning | We're Durham's Country Giant (dates back to mid-1970s) |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Sister stations | WKSL, WRDU, WRVA |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | g105.com |
