WBOC-FM

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WBOC-FM
Broadcast area Delmarva
Frequency 102.5 MHz
Branding102.5 WBOC
Programming
Format Top 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner
  • TV:
  • Radio:
History
First air date
December 24, 1976;48 years ago (1976-12-24) (as WOLC) [1]
Former call signs
WOLC (1976–2015)
Call sign meaning
We're Between the Ocean and the Chesapeake
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 39894
Class B
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 144 meters (472 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 38°6′47″N75°39′15″W / 38.11306°N 75.65417°W / 38.11306; -75.65417
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website wboc1025.com

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 (channel 16), NBC affiliate WRDE-LD (channel 31), Telemundo affiliate WBOC-LD (channel 42), and sister radio stations WCEM-FM, WTDK, WAAI, WRDE-FM, WCEI-FM, and WINX-FM.

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History

The station went on the air December 24, 1976, [1] as WOLC, a religious station owned by Maranatha, Inc. (not to be confused with the unrelated Maranatha Broadcasting Company, the owners of WFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pennsylvania). In August 2015, Maranatha agreed to sell WOLC to Draper Holdings Business Trust, owner of WBOC-TV, and took the station off the air on August 18. [3] Draper moved WOLC's studios from Princess Anne to the Salisbury studios of WBOC-TV, using the space formerly occupied by the former WBOC radio (now WTGM and WQHQ); it also announced that the station would introduce a format that, while not yet chosen, would include news, weather, and sports content from WBOC-TV. [4] Draper also filed to change the station's call letters to WBOC-FM. [5]

The sale was completed on November 10, 2015, at a purchase price of $650,000; [6] the change to WBOC-FM took effect at that time. [7] The station returned to the air on November 20, [8] and aired Christmas music without commercials through the holiday season. [9] WBOC-FM launched its eventual adult contemporary format on December 31, 2015. [10]

WBOC-FM started leaning towards Top 40/CHR in March 2022 and rebranded as "Delmarva's Hit Music Station" to fill a CHR hole in the market when WOCQ flipped to country that month. Although WKZP also airs a similar format in Salisbury, the transmitter reach is not as wide as WOCQ.

References

  1. 1 2 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-206. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBOC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ Rush, Don (August 18, 2015). "Last Broadcast Day for Joy! Radio". Delmarva Public Radio . Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ Northam, Mitchell (August 13, 2015). "WBOC makes radio waves with purchase of WOLC 102.5 FM". DelmarvaNow . Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Resumption of Operations". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ Venta, Lance (November 24, 2015). "WBOC-FM Salisbury Launches With Christmas Music". RadioInsight. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ Venta, Lance (December 31, 2015). "WBOC-FM Salisbury Flips To AC". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
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