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Welcome to Chapel Hill-Carrboro’s News, Talk and Tar Heels station! For 63 years WCHL has been THE place for news, talk Tar Heel Sports and information for Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County. For more than 40 years Ron Stutts has been waking up our community from 6am to 10am weekdays.

Sports Notebook

Clean Joke of The Day

Hometown Hero Awards

The Commentators

Word of the Day

Freddie Kiger's Trivia Quiz

Conversations with the Mayors

What We're Thinking

December 6, 2018: NC-9

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The latest in the rapidly-developing saga of election fraud in North Carolina's ninth Congressional district. Also, very early 2020 presidential polling from Ohio.

History Matters

December 6, 2018: Krampus

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Different countries, different Christmas traditions. Also: frozen vegetables are invented, saving everyone from the horror of eating pickles nonstop for five straight months.

If You Only Knew

Forward Together

Thing/Not A Thing

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Inside Carolina

The Downtown Rundown

May 29, 2018: Goodbyeee

Meg's moving on to a new position (don't worry, still in Chapel Hill!), so this is her final Downtown Rundown. (We still have fun.)

Talking Books with Susan Brown

December 5, 2018: Sipping & Shopping

It's time for the Friends of the Library's next Big Book Sale! Susan and Aaron are joined by Karen Curtin, to discuss the sale and recommend "sipping and shopping" books.

Sports Focus

Who's Talking

December 8, 2018

Guest: John Meacham, author of “DESTINY AND POWER: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush,” talks about Barbara Bush's visit to Chapel Hill when George HW Bush was in training in Chapel Hill during World War II

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Tar Heel Talk

Stroman On Sports

WCHL Community Forum

Today's Business

Weekend Watercooler

KidsQ

Your Health

The Other Side

December 4, 2018: West Hillsborough

Town officials are considering an "overlay district" governing development in West Hillsborough, but Ashley's not happy about the public survey they've released.