Type | Private |
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Industry | Radio broadcasting |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania |
Parent | Steinman Enterprises (until 2019) Forever Media Inc. (2019–present) |
Delmarva Broadcasting Company was a privately-owned radio company, which operated radio stations in Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. It was a wholly owned asset of the Steinman family of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Steinman Enterprises also operates numerous other companies, including Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., Lancaster Newspapers and Intelligencer Printing, as well as farming and coal mines.
Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, Delmarva Broadcasting Company owned 10 radio stations in four markets.
On October 10, 2008 Delmarva Broadcasting joined Radiolicious and began streaming on the iPhone and iPod Touch. [1]
On February 5, 2019, Forever Media announced its intent to acquire Delmarva Broadcasting and its 10 stations for $18.5 million. [2] This sale was completed on May 20, 2019. [3]
Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Location |
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Jammin' 96.9 | WVJJ | 1510 kHz | 2.5 kW (day) | Salem, New Jersey |
WDEL | WDEL-FM | 101.7 MHz | 3.3 kW | Canton, New Jersey |
WDEL-AM | 1150 kHz | 5 kW | Wilmington, Delaware | |
93.7 WSTW | WSTW | 93.7 MHz | 47 kW | |
Delaware 105.9 | WXDE | 105.9 MHz | 6 kW | Lewes, Delaware |
Eagle 97.7 | WAFL | 97.7 MHz | 3 kW | Milford, Delaware |
The Chicken 101.3 | WCHK-FM | 101.3 MHz | 3 kW | |
Cool 102.1/930 | WNCL | 930 kHz | 500 watts (day) 81 watts (night) | |
97.1 The Wave | WAVD | 97.1 MHz | 4.6 kW | Ocean Pines, Maryland |
103.7 WXCY | WXCY | 103.7 MHz | 37 kW | Havre De Grace, Maryland |
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