WOCQ (AM)
WOCQ (1510 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Salem, New Jersey, and serving the southern part of Greater Philadelphia, including Wilmington, Delaware. It broadcasts a Spanish contemporary hit radio format. WOCQ is owned by Forever Media, and operated by Voice Radio Network under a local marketing agreement.[1]
| Broadcast area | Wilmington, Delaware |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1510 kHz |
| Branding | Maxima 104.1 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | CHR |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Voice Radio Network |
| History | |
First air date | 1966 (as WJIC) |
Former call signs | WJIC (1966–1997) WNNN (1997–2001) WFAI (2001–2019) WVJJ (2019–2021) WXCY (2021–2023) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 52768 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 2,500 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°34′58.00″N 75°27′39.00″W / 39.5827778°N 75.4608333°W |
| Translator(s) | 104.1 W281CM (Millville) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | {https://maxima104.com/ |
The station is heard around the clock on its FM translator in Millville, New Jersey, W281CM, broadcasting at 104.1 FM.
History edit
The station signed on in 1966 as WJIC ("Jersey Information Center") airing middle of the road (MOR) music and information. From 1981 to the early 1990s, WJIC featured a country music format as "Just Country WJIC", then changed to a talk radio and information format, calling itself "News/Talk 1510."
On October 1, 1997, WJIC, which was co-owned with WNNN on 101.7 FM, took over the FM station's religious format as Faith 1510 and adopted the WNNN call sign. On May 3, 2001, the call sign was changed to WFAI.[2] The FM call letters were later switched to WJKS.
In December 2014, QC Communications sold WFAI and WJKS for $3.2 million to Delmarva Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Steinman Enterprises.[3] In February 2019, Delmarva Broadcasting Company was acquired by Forever Media.[4] On October 24, 2019, WFAI flipped to urban adult contemporary, branded as Jammin' 96.9, which was simulcast on translator W245CJ. It also changed its call sign to WVJJ. WVJJ was also heard on the HD3 channel of WSTW, Wilmington.[5]
On January 1, 2021, WVJJ changed its format from urban adult contemporary to a simulcast of country-formatted WXCY-FM 103.7 FM Havre de Grace, Maryland, under a new WXCY call sign.[6]
Starting October 6, 2023, Forever Media leased WXCY to Voice Radio Network, who began using the station to carry the "Maxima 104.1" Spanish CHR programming of its Millville, New Jersey translator W281CM. On October 19, 2023, the station changed its call sign to WOCQ.
References edit
- ^ "WOCQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WFAI NJ AM Radio History".
- ^ Venta, Lance (December 18, 2014). "Delmarva Expands Its Wilmington, DE Cluster". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Forever Media Acquires Delmarva Broadcasting". RadioInsight. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ "Forever Launches Jammin 96.9 Wilmington". RadioInsight. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ WXCY Adds Wilmington Simulcast Radioinsight - January 1, 2021
External links edit
- WOCQ in the FCC AM station database
- WOCQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W245CJ in the FCC FM station database
- W245CJ at FCCdata.org