WNMX-FM

WNMX-FM (101.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina. It is owned by Audacy, Inc and carries an hot adult contemporary. The format first originated in 1995 when it launched on future sister station WRAW-FM (now WJKJ-FM), the format moved to 101.1 FM after 99.3 switched to an adult hits station branded as 93.3 Jack FM in 2006. The station's studios are located at on Oleander Drive (U.S. 76) and Independence Blvd east of downtown Wilmington, it's transmitter is located near Winnabow, North Carolina.

Early years
On August 31, 1961, WMNC was launched. Normally, during the early years of FM radio, the FM station would serve as a simulcast of an AM radio station, as FM radio didn't have a large audience. However, WMNC was one of the few cases in which an FM station operates itself. WMNC carried a full-service format and was a partial affiliate of the ABC Radio Network.

In 1965, Shallotte Broadcasting Company would purchase WMNC and turn it into a simulcast of the recently launched Christian station WVCB. It also had to change its call-letters to WVCB-FM in order to reflect it being a simulcast of its AM partner.

L101
On March 3, 1971, WVCB-FM would split from its simulcast of WVCB, changed its call-letters to WLLL-FM, and switched to an easy-listening format. The station was known on screen as "L101", and was one of the early pioneer stations of the easy-listening format. Even after, the decline of the easy-listening format in the late 70s, WLLL-FM continued to broadcast the format. On October 8, 1978, Shallotte Broadcasting Company would sell WLLL-FM to Doubleday's radio broadcasting division.

The Mover
In 1983, it was announced that the station would drop its easy-listening format on Earth Day 1983. That day, WLLL-FM would drop it's easy-listening format in favor of a more current hit radio format branded as "The Mover". The first song to ever play on "The Mover" was "1999" by Prince. It became one of the most successful station in Wilmington, and at points would go neck and neck on ratings with rival station WILM-FM.

In 1988, Doubleday would sell WMVR-FM to Hemisphere Broadcasting (the owners of Boston rock station WBCN). Hemisphere decided to make WMVR-FM's format somewhat rock leaning, although this was reversed by 1992. In 1994, Hemisphere Broadcasting entered a LMA deal with Infinity Broadcasting in which Infinity would provide services and management for the station. On March 15, 1995, Infinity Broadcasting would buy WMVR-FM outright. A year later, it would purchase WTBW-FM (the former WILM-FM). Infinity would then merge with CBS Radio, retaining its name until 2005 when the company changed its name back to CBS Radio.

Mix 101.1
For the Wilmington station that previously uses the "Mix" brand from 1995-2006, see WJKJ-FM.

On May 20, 2006, it was announced that WMVR-FM would take-over WNMX-FM's format. As of result of this, WMVR-FM would end its hit radio format after 23 years leaving Clear Channel owned WCFR-FM to be the only hit music station in Wilmington. On May 31, 2006, WMVR-FM would temporary shut down after "So What" by Pink. A day later, WMVR-FM returned using the WNMX-FM call-letters and the "Mix" branding. The first song to play on "Mix 101.1" was "Lonely No More" by Rob Thomas.

In early 2007, CBS Radio attempted to sell their Wilmington stations to Cumulus Media, but plans have failed.

On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom. The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on the 17th.