WRDE-FM (103.9

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region of

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. The station is licensed to serve

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, although its studios and main offices are located in the larger nearby city of

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. 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 WBOC-FM (102.5 MHz) is a radio station that broadcasts a Top 40/CHR format. Licensed to Princess Anne, Maryland, United States, the station is owned by the Draper Holdings Business Trust, as part of a cluster with CBS/ Fox affiliate WBOC-TV (cha ...

102.5 Princess Anne.Draper Media Makes Multiple Changes In Salisbury/Ocean City As OC104 Signs Off
Radioinsight - March 1, 2022 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 WCEM-FM (106.3 MHz, "Coast Country 103.9/106.3") is a radio station playing a country music format. It broadcasts from Cambridge, Maryland. It is owned by the Draper Holdings Business Trust, as part of a cluster with CBS/Fox affiliate WBOC-TV (ch ...

106.3 FM Cambridge).Coast Country 103.9/106.3 Debuts In Delmarva
Radioinsight - March 3, 2022 Its transmitter tower stands 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.

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. It featured Scott Brocato and Ernesto Garcia during the day, with

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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 WTDK (107.1 FM, "The Duck") is a radio station licensed to serve Federalsburg, Maryland. The station is owned by the Draper Holdings Business Trust, as part of a cluster with CBS/ Fox affiliate WBOC-TV (channel 16), NBC affiliate WRDE-LD (cha ...

107.1 FM Federalsburg, branded as "The Duck".

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