WOCN-FM
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AP Radio | |
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WFCC-FM, WKPE-FM, WQRC | |
History | |
First air date | July 25, 1974 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | reference to Atlantic Ocean |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 8592 |
Class | B |
ERP |
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HAAT | 140 meters (460 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°46′48″N 70°00′32″W / 41.780°N 70.009°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WOCN-FM (104.7
WOCN-FM is frequently one of the Cape's most-listened-to radio stations[citation needed], especially among adults 45 and older[citation needed].
Artists that are played on WOCN-FM include the
History
The station went on the air on July 25, 1974, as WVLC-FM, broadcasting on 104.7 MHz. Initially, the station was just a full-time simulcast of WVLC (1170 AM, now
In 1980, the FM band was still new territory for
After just over three successful years in the Top 40/CHR format, the station rebranded itself as "Cape 104" on August 1, 1983; a few months later, the callsign was changed to WKPE. After the Top 40 format fragmented, "Cape 104" switched formats in the fall of 1992, rebranding itself "Oldies 104" to compete with Boston's "Oldies 103" and Nantucket's "Oldies 96" (which went Top-40 in January 1993).
During the spring of 1995, WKPE switched formats to a
With the 2006-07 dismantling of Charles River Broadcasting, Cape Cod Broadcasting, owner of WQRC and WOCN-FM, signed a contract to operate WFCC-FM and WKPE under a local marketing agreement, with the two stations still licensed to Charles River.
Upon the acquisition of Charles River Broadcasting's Cape Cod assets, it was announced that the popular "Ocean 104" would relocate to the stronger Class B signal of 104.7 MHz, swapping frequencies with WKPE-FM. The swap occurred on April 17, 2007.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOCN-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 8592 (WOCN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WOCN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database