WRDE-FM

WRDE-FM
Broadcast areaDelmarva
Frequency103.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingCoast Country 103.9/106.3
Programming
FormatCountry
SubchannelsHD2: Classic hits (WTDK simulcast)
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
June 25, 1981 (1981-06-25)
Former call signs
WOCQ (1981–2022)
Call sign meaning
"Rehoboth, Delaware"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID47107
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°22′59″N 75°18′58″W / 38.383°N 75.316°W / 38.383; -75.316
Translator(s)
Repeater(s)106.3 WCEM-FM (Cambridge)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitecoastcountry.com

WRDE-FM (103.9 MHz) is an American radio station in the Delmarva region of Maryland. The station is licensed to serve Berlin, Maryland, although its studios and main offices are located in the larger nearby city of Salisbury. WRDE-FM is owned by Draper Holdings Business Trust. The station, along with WCEM-FM (106.3) in Cambridge, broadcasts a country music format.

History

Logo as "OC104"

On March 1, 2022, the then-WOCQ dropped its "OC104" top 40 format and began stunting with a loop directing listeners to hot adult contemporary-formatted WBOC-FM 102.5.[2]

WOCQ changed its call sign to WRDE-FM on March 3, 2022. On March 4, 2022, at 12 noon, WRDE-FM ended stunting and launched a country music format, branded as "Coast Country 103.9/106.3" (with a simulcast on WCEM-FM 106.3 in Cambridge).[3]

Its transmitter tower stands 348 feet (106 meters) and is located in Whaleyville.

Air personalities

The station features Big D and Bubba in the morning and April Brilliant and Gary John during the day, both who have broadcast on Delmarva radio for decades.

Transmitter

The transmitter is a class A transmitter, 6,000 watts, HAAT 100 meters, located in Whaleyville, Maryland, located at coordinates 38.383°N 75.316°W.[4]

WOCQ-HD2

On April 3, 2017, WOCQ-HD2 launched an oldies format, branded as "Kool Oldies 104.3 & 105.1", simulcasting on translators W282AW (104.3 FM) in Salisbury and W286BB (105.1 FM) in Ocean City.[5] On March 1, 2022, WOCQ-HD2 and its translators changed their format from oldies to a simulcast of classic hits-formatted WTDK (107.1 FM), branded as "The Duck".[2]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRDE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b Draper Media Makes Multiple Changes In Salisbury/Ocean City As OC104 Signs Off Radioinsight - March 1, 2022
  3. ^ Coast Country 103.9/106.3 Debuts In Delmarva Radioinsight - March 3, 2022
  4. ^ "FM Query Results – Audio Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Kool Oldies Debuts in Delmarva". Radioinsight. 5 April 2017.


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