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Andy's
TV Debut
Mount Airy,
North Carolina is a
place that most Americans know more as Mayberry. It all started over 45 years ago.
Some of you may remember The Danny Thomas Show on CBS. Well, on February 15,
1960 Andy Griffith played the role of a sheriff in the sleepy town of Mayberry
patterned after Griffith’s childhood hometown in Surry County. Sheriff Andy
Taylor arrested Thomas for speeding. The episode thrust Griffith into the
national spotlight and television’s first spin-off series “The Andy Griffith
Show” debut in October 1960. Originally Taylor played a goofball sheriff. But later with the
introduction of deputy Barney Fife, Andy slid into a more dignified role. The
Andy Griffith Show was a huge success spanning eight seasons and 249 episodes.
Reruns on TV
Land continue to draw strong ratings today.
"The
Andy Griffith Show" 
1960-1968
Local Area TV Stations:
Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville
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WUNC
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TV
channel 4
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Public
TV
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WRAL
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TV
channel 5 (Raleigh)
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CBS
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WTVD
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TV
channel 11 (Durham)
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ABC
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WNCN
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TV
channel 17 (Raleigh)
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NBC
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WLFL
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TV
channel 22 (Raleigh)
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WB
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WRDC
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TV
channel 28 (Raleigh)
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UPN
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WKFT
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TV
channel 40 (Fayetteville)
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IND
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WRAZ
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TV
channel 50 (Durham)
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FOX
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TV
- Weather
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Local Area Radio Stations:
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List
of Live Radio Stations in NC
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| WCPE
89.7 FM
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(Classical)
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Raleigh,
NC
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| WZRN 90.5
FM
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(Rock Classics)
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Roanoke Rapids,
NC
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| WRSN
93.9 FM
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(Soft Rock)
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Burlington,
NC
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| WQDR 94.7
FM
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(Country)
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Raleigh,
NC
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| WBBB 96.1
FM
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(Rock)
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Raleigh,
NC
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| WYMY
96.9 FM
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(Spanish)
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Raleigh,
NC
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| WZAX
99.7 FM
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(Contemporary)
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Nashville, NC
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| WRVA
100.7 FM
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(Oldies)
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Rocky
Mount, NC
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| WRAL 101.5
FM
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(80's, 90's & Today)
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Raleigh,
NC
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| WWMY
102.9 FM
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(60's & 70's)
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Raleigh,
NC
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| WDCG 105.1
FM
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(Pop Music)
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Durham,
NC
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| WRDU 106.1
FM
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(Classic Rock)
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Wilson, NC
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