WRAL.com is the most visited local news Web site in the Triangle and is one of the most popular Web sites in Central and Eastern North Carolina. The site logs more than 1.2 million unique visitors a month and more than 30 million page views. Only one other media Web site in the
country - WashingtonPost.com - reaches a higher percentage of the local Internet audience, according to a
2005 Media Audit study.
Launched on Jan. 17, 1996 as WRAL OnLine, the site was one of the first TV Web sites in the country and the first robust news and information site in North Carolina. The site has become an Internet favorite and homepage for many because of its frequent daily updates, breaking news reports, Doppler5000 radar images, and focus on local news and sports.
WRAL.com is staffed by a team of experienced journalists seven days a week. The site also boasts a full-time photographer whose slideshows have become one of the most popular features.
WRAL.com offers a variety of information sources updated around the clock, including WRAL News, Associated Press, Internet Broadcasting, Weather Underground, The Sports Network, FinancialContent.com, SmartMoney and IP2M.
The site offers a range of advertising and promotional campaigns to meet the needs of local, regional and national businesses. To learn more, visit the
Advertise With Us section of WRAL.com.