WPAQ 76th Birthday Celebration
Past
Event
Event
Celebrate 76 years of beloved radio station WPAQ in Mount Airy. Bands will perform in honor of the station's birthday.
In 1948, WPAQ "Merry-Go-Round" debuted as a live radio broadcast. The show is the second longest continuously running live radio broadcast in the nation, behind "The Grand Ole Opry." The weekly live broadcast showcases local, regional and national performers. Among the regional and national performers who've appeared on the show are Tommy Jarrell, Benton Flippen, the Carter Family, Bill and Charlie Monroe, Grandpa Jones, Ralph Stanley, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, and Mac Wiseman.
Admission is free.
Related Events
-
Sep
7Rick Strickland Band at Blackmon Amphitheatre
Sep 7, 2024 7:30 p.m.
Blackmon Amphitheatre, 218 Rockford Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030Myrtle Beach-based Rick Strickland Band has more than two dozen #1 beach and shag music radio hits, including the 2020 CBMA Song of the Year, "A Little More Love." -
Oct
13Autumn Leaves Festival
Oct 13, 2024 noon
Downtown Mount Airy 200 N. Main St, Mount Airy, NC 27030Pair arts and crafts with old-time, bluegrass and gospel music — plus good ole country cookin' — for a fall weekend you won't soon forget. -
Sep
23Mayberry Days in Andy Griffith's Hometown
Sep 23, 2024 8:30 a.m.
in various locations around Mount Airy 200 N. Main St, Mount Airy, NC 27030Mayberry Days is a multi-day celebration with activities and events for fans of The Andy Griffith Show who long for the days when life was simple and the sheriff didn't carry a gun. -
Oct
11Autumn Leaves Festival
Oct 11, 2024 9 a.m.
Downtown Mount Airy 200 N. Main St, Mount Airy, NC 27030Pair arts and crafts with old-time, bluegrass and gospel music — plus good ole country cookin' — for a fall weekend you won't soon forget.