radio station
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broadcasting a
hot adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...
format. Licensed to
Villas, New Jersey
Villas, also known as the Villas, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Lower Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.ABC Radio.
History
The station was first granted the WVIL
call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters—and historically as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call) is a unique identifier for a transmitter station. A call sign can be formally assigne ...
on November 8, 1988. Calls were then changed to WLQE on February 1, 1990 and signed on soon afterwards with a country format as "Lucky 99."
On March 2, 1992, calls were changed to WFNN and the format shifted over to Hot AC (via satellite) as "Fun 98.7."
On January 19, 1998, the format evolved into classic rock and on March 1, 1998, changed calls to WWZK.
In February 2001, a switch occurred between 98.7 and 94.3 in Avalon with 94.3's calls and format moving to 98.7. The WCZT calls became effective on March 2, 2001.
In January 2011, WCZT segued to a Hot Adult Contemporary format.
The Coast plays
Christmas music
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from late November through Christmas Day.
During the weekends, 98.7 The Coast focuses on hits from the 90's while most other stations focus on the 80's.