WRDE-FM (103.9

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) is an American radio station in the

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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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. WRDE-FM is owned by

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. The station, along with

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 ...

(106.3) in

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, broadcasts a

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format.

History

On March 1, 2022, the then-WOCQ dropped its "OC104"

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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 ...

102.5.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

106.3 in

).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.

Transmitter

The transmitter is a class A transmitter, 6,000 watts, HAAT 100 meters, located in Whaleyville, Maryland, located at 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) in Salisbury and W286BB (105.1 FM) in Ocean City. 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 (ch ...

(107.1 FM), branded as "The Duck".

References

External links

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