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WMID
WMID (1340 kHz) is a radio station licensed to Atlantic City, New Jersey, which plays "the classic oldies". Its parent company is Equity Communications (the station was at one time owned by entertainer Merv Griffin). WMID also carries the Philadelphia Phillies. Its studios are located on East Black Horse Pike in the West Atlantic City section of Egg Harbor Township, and its transmitter is located on Murray Avenue in Atlantic City. History WMID began broadcasting May 30, 1947. It was a Mutual affiliate on 1340 kHz with 250 W of power. In the 1950s, WMID broadcast from a small studio in the old Brighton Hotel that stood in the beach block of Indiana Avenue, across the street from the Claridge Hotel. The Brighton was torn down to make way for the Sands Casino, itself now closed and demolished. Since the 1960s the station has broadcast from studios adjacent to its tower site at Ohio and Murray Avenues, just off U.S. Route 30 next to the Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm. During th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WZBZ
WZBZ ("99.3 The Buzz") is an urban-leaning Rhythmic Contemporary station in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Its studios are located at the Bayport One complex in West Atlantic City, and its transmitter is located north of the Casino district in Atlantic City. History WZBZ's initial sign on was in 1974 as WGRF, an adult contemporary station and sister station to 1340 AM, WMID. WGRF was branded as Stereo 99. Together, WGRF and WMID were referred to as "The Dynamic Duo"; WMID was "The Jersey Giant" and WGRF was "The Jersey Mermaid." In 1983, WGRF became WLQE, a soft Adult Contemporary station branded as Lucky 99. Lucky 99's air staff included Dave Kerr, Christopher Caldwell, Bill Cain, Ellis B "Bruce Ellis" Feaster, Kevin Hall, & Mike Sivilli. In 1988, the Lucky 99 moniker was dropped and the call letters were switched to the FM version of its sister's call letters, becoming WMID-FM. The station continued with an Adult Contemporary format for another year and a half before switching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAIV
WAIV (102.3 FM) is a radio station licensed that serves Cape May, New Jersey. The station is owned by Equity Communications, L.P. and it simulcasts the Top 40-CHR radio format on co-owned 95.1 WAYV Atlantic City. The studios and offices are in the Bayport One complex in West Atlantic City. History 102.3 first signed on June 3, 1967 as WRIO-FM, in a religious format. The WRIO calls had previously been used on the 101.7 frequency. In 1983, 102.3's call letters were changed to WSJL, which stood for "South Jersey's Lighthouse." WSJL continued the religious format until 1995. In July 1995, WSJL began simulcasting sister station 99.3 WMID-FM, which was formatted as a rock station at the time. In 1997, both stations changed formats to smooth jazz. 99.3 picked up the call sign WSAX while 102.3 became WJSX. In 2000, when 99.3 became a simulcast of The Buzz 105.5, WJSX continued in the smooth jazz format but changed its calls to 99.3's now former WSAX. In 2001, smooth jazz ended on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WEZW
WEZW (93.1 FM) is an FM radio station based in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey and serving the Ocean City, Cape May and Atlantic City markets. Its studios are located at the Bayport One complex in West Atlantic City, and its transmitter is located in Wildwood, New Jersey. The station is owned by Equity Communications, LP and plays an oldies format. History 93.1 was granted the WDOX calls on May 17, 1990 (at the time, standing for original CP holder David Oxenford). The station went on the air in August 1993 with an easy listening format, using the slogan "The Docks." This ultimately lasted for only 9 months and then in May 1994 became an alternative rock station. On March 1, 1999, calls were changed to WBNJ and 93.1 began to simulcast the Urban AC format of WTTH, 96.1 in Margate City, following the transfer of the station to Margate Communications. On October 16, 2003 the station changed its call sign to WDTH, following its sale from Margate Communications to Equity Communications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCMC (AM)
WCMC (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Wildwood, New Jersey, United States, the station is currently owned by Equity Communications, L.P. Its studios are located on East Black Horse Pike in the West Atlantic City section of Egg Harbor Township, and its transmitter is located on West 19th Avenue in North Wildwood. WCMC carries the live radio broadcast of the Philadelphia Phillies. Prior to 2010, the station carried an Adult Standards format and featured programming from ABC Radio/Citadel Media's Timeless satellite feed. In 2010, the station began simulcasting sister station WMID. WCMC can be heard clearly as far south as Ocean City, MD, and as far north as Wilmington, DE. See also * WMID WMID (1340 kHz) is a radio station licensed to Atlantic City, New Jersey, which plays "the classic oldies". Its parent company is Equity Communications (the station was at one time owned by entertainer Merv Griffin). WMID also carries the Phil ... Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAYV (FM)
WAYV (95.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station located in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It airs a contemporary hit radio format. It has been among the top rated and billing stations in the Atlantic City market since 1980. Its studios are located at the Bayport One complex in West Atlantic City, and its transmitter is located north of Atlantic City. The on-air personalities are Mike & Diane (mornings), Nikki (middays), Kaden (afternoons), and Jackson Blue (weeknights). WAYV is simulcast on 102.3 WAIV in Cape May. History 95.1 started broadcasting in April 1961, with call letters WRNJ. Mel Gollub, owner of WIFI (now WXTU) in Philadelphia, built WRNJ on top of the Ritz Carlton Hotel on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. He owned and operated it for its first two years. In 1963, Gollub sold WRNJ to Eddie Newman, a nighttime talk host at WPEN, Philadelphia. On July 1, 1974, Newman sold the station to Radio WAYV, Inc., and its call letters were changed to WAYV. The station featured a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WZXL
WZXL (100.7 FM, "100.7 ZXL") is a radio station also known as "South Jersey's Rock Station", playing classic rock. WZXL is licensed to Wildwood, New Jersey. Operating with 38,000 watts, WZXL serves the greater South Jersey area including Atlantic City, Cape May, Long Beach Island, and Cumberland County. WZXL's signal also reaches Sussex County, Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. WZXL's transmitter is located along Avalon Boulevard, just east of Swainton, while studios are on Black Horse Pike in the West Atlantic City section of Egg Harbor Township. And the north of Ocean County, New Jersey History The 100.7 frequency was originally used in the 1940s by the owners of 1490 WBAB as 100.7 WBAB-FM. However, WBAB-FM was gone by the early 1950s and the frequency was silent in the Atlantic-Cape May market for nearly a decade. In 1959, the owners of WCMC 1230 in Wildwood began using the 100.7 frequency as WCMC-FM. WCMC-FM mostly simulcast WCMC, which at the time was a "middl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTTH
WTTH (96.1 FM) is an urban adult contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to Margate City, New Jersey. It serves the general Atlantic City, New Jersey, metro area. Its studios are located at the Bayport One complex in West Atlantic City, and its transmitter is located in the Casino district in Atlantic City. History WTTH first signed on as WFOU in 1989. It first changed its callsign to WMXL in 1990 before becoming WTTH, branded as "The Touch," in 1991. As The Touch, WTTH plays an Urban AC format. The Touch once operated a simulcast on 105.5 WBNJ in Cape May County from 1994 until 1999. The simulcast then moved to 93.1/ WDTH until 2009, when WDTH became Easy 93.1. In 2004 and 2005, WTTH and its then-simulcast WDTH were two of the earliest stations in the country to flip to an all-Christmas format. Programming WTTH is the Atlantic City home of the nationally syndicated " Steve Harvey Morning Show." Up until August 9, 2019, the station was home to the "Tom Joyner M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, often known by its initials A.C., is a coastal resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The city is known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches. In 2020, the city had a population of 38,497.QuickFacts Atlantic City city, New Jersey . Accessed November 9, 2022. It was incorporated on May 1, 1854, from portions of and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WSJO
WSJO (104.9 FM, "SoJO 104.9") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Egg Harbor City, New Jersey. The station is owned by Townsquare Media, through licensee Townsquare License, LLC, and broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) format. WSJO broadcasts to the Atlantic City area and greater southern New Jersey, including Cherry Hill and other eastern suburbs of Philadelphia. When the station first hit the air in 2004, its programming originated from studios shared with New Jersey 101.5 in Ewing Township, New Jersey, outside its primary coverage area. Today, the station is programmed from the Townsquare cluster in Northfield, NJ, well within the Atlantic City market. That cluster includes WFPG, Atlantic City (Lite Rock 96.9), WENJ, Millvile (97.3 ESPN), WPUR, Atlantic City (Cat Country 107.3) and WPGG, Atlantic City (WPG Talk Radio 95.5). History The FM station began operations in 1971 as WRDR on 104.9 FM. The city-of-license was, and still is Egg Harbor City. It, along with its AM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or " contemporary hit radio" is also a radio format. Frequent variants of the Top 40 are the Top 10, Top 20, Top 30, Top 50, Top 75, Top 100 and Top 200. History According to producer Richard Fatherley, Todd Storz was the inventor of the format, at his radio station KOWH in Omaha, Nebraska. Storz invented the format in the early 1950s, using the number of times a record was played on jukeboxes to compose a weekly list for broadcast. The format was commercially successful, and Storz and his father Robert, under the name of the Storz Broadcasting Company, subsequently acquired other stations to use the new Top 40 format. In 1989, Todd Storz was inducted into the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. The term "Top 40", describing a radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean City, New Jersey
Ocean City is a city in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the principal city of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Cape May County and is part of the Philadelphia- Wilmington- Camden, PA-NJ- DE- MD combined statistical area. It is part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the city's population was 11,229, a decrease of 472 from the 2010 census count of 11,701,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Ocean City city, Cape May County, New Jersey , |
