Crafting a Bethlehem Star at Morehead Planetarium

Long before CGI, Chapel Hill's planetarium wizards mixed Bach's music with homemade special effects to transport viewers of their long running “Star of Bethlehem” show.

When AM Radio Was Our Virtual Marketplace

In an era when local radio was social media, WRBX's Swap & Shop turned 5,000 watts of AM power into community marketplace meetups.

Over the years Chapel Hill's 1530 AM signal shape-shifted through several incarnations - from its 1973 jazz debut as WRBX, through country and Christian formats, until becoming WLLQ with regional Mexican programming in 2005. Listen live & check out local events on their site.

2 Shows, 2 Genres, 4 Dollars!

Back when concert tickets cost less than a sandwich, Chapel Hill was already pioneering the genre-crossing lineups that define today's festivals.