WEZW (93.1 FM) is an FM radio station based in

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and serving the Ocean City,

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and Atlantic City markets. Its studios are located at the Bayport One complex in West Atlantic City, and its transmitter is located in

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. The station is owned by Equity Communications, LP and plays an

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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 Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to 1970s. It is related to middle-of-the-road (MOR) music and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards, hit songs, n ...

format, using the slogan "The Docks." This ultimately lasted for only 9 months and then in May 1994 became an

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station. On March 1, 1999, calls were changed to WBNJ and 93.1 began to simulcast the

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format of WTTH, 96.1 in

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, an adult standards station in Augusta, Maine. WEZW were also the former calls of what is now

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station

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, when that station played

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in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In late October 2009, WEZW ended its simulcast of WTTH and started a Christmas music format. The format ended on December 28 of that year, and the station became Easy 93.1, airing a

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format. In 2010, the station was added to the

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. On October 17, 2011, WEZW became the first station in the United States to change over to Christmas music for the 2011 holiday season. It was again first in 2014, flipping again on the 17th, and the first for 2017, flipping on October 20, 2017. In response to the 2014 change, WEZW described its choice to flip to Christmas so early each year as a way to build notoriety for the weak-signaled station, which has an older and more conservative listener base. On August 6, 2019, WEZW flipped to a simulcast of Classic Oldies

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right after the broadcast of a Phillies game. With this format change, the station also became an affiliate of ''

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''. The soft AC format continued to stream online until late September.WEZW Joins WMID/WCMC Simulcast
/ref> On Saturdays, the station simulcasts the popular "Bob Pantano Saturday Night Dance Party" from Philadelphia's 98.1

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