WRDE-FM
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.
| Broadcast area | Delmarva |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 103.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Coast Country 103.9/106.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classic hits (WTDK simulcast) |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | July 20, 1981 |
Former call signs | WOCQ (1981-2022) |
Call sign meaning | "Rehoboth, Delaware" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 47107 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38.383°N 75.316°W |
| Translator(s) | 104.3 W282AW (Salisbury, relays HD2) 105.1 W286BB (Ocean City, relays HD2) |
| Repeater(s) | 106.3 WCEM-FM (Cambridge) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | coastcountry.com |
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 Princess Anne.[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 FM 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.
Prior format
103.9 OC104 was formatted as a Top 40 radio station, playing artists such as Machine Gun Kelly, Maroon 5, Flo Rida, The Weeknd, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Imagine Dragons, Ariana Grande, and Billie Eillish.
Transmitter
The transmitter is a class A transmitter, 6,000 watts, HAAT 100 meters, located in Whaleyville, Maryland., located on coordinates 38.383°N 75.316°W 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 Salisbury and W286BB 105.1 FM Ocean City.[5] It featured Scott Brocato, Hunter Landon and Ernesto Garcia during the day, with Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack and Greatest Hits USA on weekends.
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 Federalsburg, branded as "The Duck".[2]
Previous logos
References
- "Facility Technical Data for WRDE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- Draper Media Makes Multiple Changes In Salisbury/Ocean City As OC104 Signs Off Radioinsight - March 1, 2022
- Coast Country 103.9/106.3 Debuts In Delmarva Radioinsight - March 3, 2022
- "FM Query Results – Audio Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- "Kool Oldies Debuts in Delmarva". Radioinsight. 5 April 2017.
External links
- Adams Radio Stations
- WRDE in the FCC FM station database
- WRDE on Radio-Locator
- WRDE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W282AW in the FCC FM station database
- W282AW on Radio-Locator
- W286BB in the FCC FM station database
- W286BB on Radio-Locator