WWAC
Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:DMCA Template:DMCA
Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Page Template:Infobox radio station/styles.css has no content.
| Page Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content. | |
Broadcast area | Atlantic City–Jersey Shore |
|---|---|
| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1020 kHz |
| Branding | Hot Country 101 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Enrico S. Brancadora |
| Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content. | |
| History | |
First air date | June 12, 1964 |
Former call signs | Page Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content.
|
Former frequencies | 1520 kHz (1964–198?) |
Call sign meaning | Atlantic City |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 19617 | |
| Class | D |
| Power | Page Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content.
|
| [[Broadcast relay station|TranslatorTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Page Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content. |
| Links | |
Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".
WWAC (1020 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Ocean City, New Jersey, and serving the Atlantic City area of the Jersey Shore. It is owned by Enrico S. Brancadora, broadcasting a country music radio format. WWAC is co-owned with WIBG-FM, a classic hits station licensed to Avalon, New Jersey.
By day, WWAC is powered at 1,900 watts, non-directional.[2] WWAC's signal reaches from Toms River to Cape May. Because 1020 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for 50,000 watt Class A station KDKA in Pittsburgh, WWAC must go off the air at night to avoid interference. During critical hours, WWAC is powered at 680 watts.
Programming is also heard on several FM translators around the clock: W250AK 97.9 Mhz in Rio Grande, W267BP 101.3 MHz in Pleasantville, and W270DV 101.9 MHz in Palermo.
History
The station signed on the air on June 12, 1964.[3] The original call sign was WSLT and the original frequency was 1520 kHz. The studios were on Asbury Avenue and the original owner was Salt-Tee Radio.
The call sign was changed to WIBG in 1978 after the call sign went out of use in Philadelphia.[4] The station broadcast with various formats over the years including middle of the road (MOR), Top 40, oldies and country music. In the early 1980s, WIBG lost the lease on its transmitter site in Somers Point and went off the air for a time. A replacement site in Cape May County was eventually located. The station built a new tower site and returned to the air, changing its frequency to 1020 kHz in the process. The revived WIBG aired Spanish-language programming and tourist information before adopting a Christian radio format.
On November 19, 2008, WIBG joined Radiolicious and began streaming on the iPhone and iPod Touch.[5]
In October 2011, the station changed to a talk radio format. In May 2013, WIBG dropped its syndicated talk programs and began programming music on weekdays, with some local talk shows and religious broadcasts continuing to be broadcast on weekends, along with "Wibbage Gold" oldies. On June 3, 2013, the format changed to Spanish hits "En Vivo 1020".[6]
In January 2017, the station changed its moniker to "La Mega 101.3", referring to the dial position of its primary FM translator. The call sign was switched to WWAC on April 7, 2021.
On August 12, 2023, WWAC dropped its simulcast of La Mega in favor of "Wibbage Gold" oldies, while retaining its long-form Saturday talk programs. However, this would turn out to be a placeholder, as the station would end up stunting on August 31 with a loop of "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen, with bumpers between playings consisting solely of sounds of a cat running away, a nod towards new rival WPUR, branded as "Cat Country". This lead into a flip to country music as "Hot Country 101" the following day.[7]
Translators
Programming is also heard on several FM translators around the clock: W250AK 97.9 Mhz in Rio Grande, W267BP 101.3 MHz in Pleasantville, and W270DV 101.9 MHz in Palermo.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W250AK | 97.9 FM | Rio Grande, New Jersey | 141479 | 38 | 81 m (266 ft) | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | Template:FCC-LMS-Facility |
| W267BP | 101.3 FM | Pleasantville, New Jersey | 142147 | 250 | 84 m (276 ft) | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | Template:FCC-LMS-Facility |
| W270DV | 101.9 FM | Palermo, New Jersey | 200731 | 250 | 84 m (276 ft) | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | Template:FCC-LMS-Facility |
References
Page Template:Reflist/styles.css has no content.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WWAC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WWAC-AM 1020 kHz - Ocean City/Somers Point, NJ". radio-locator.com.
- ^ Template:Cite periodical
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Cards for WWAC". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Careless, James (November 28, 2008). "Radiolicious Brings AM FM Radio to iPhones". rwonline.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WIBG Goes En Vivo". radioinsight.com. June 4, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hot Country 101 Debuts In South Jersey". radioinsight.com. September 1, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility
- WWAC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Cards for WWAC". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
- FM translators
- Template:FCC-LMS-Facility
- W267BP at FCCdata.org
- Template:FCC-LMS-Facility
- W270DV at FCCdata.org
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found. Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.
