WBOC-FM
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| City of license | Princess Anne, Maryland |
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| Broadcast area | The Delmarva |
| Branding | "102-5 WBOC" |
| Slogan | "Your Life, Your Music" |
| Frequency | 102.5 MHz |
| First air date | December 24, 1976 (as WOLC)[1] |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 152 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 39894 |
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| Callsign meaning | We're Between the Ocean and the Chesapeake |
| Former callsigns | WOLC (1976–2015) |
| Owner | Draper Holdings Business Trust (WBOC, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WBOC-TV |
| Webcast | WBOC-FM Webstream |
| Website | WBOC-FM Online |
WBOC-FM (102.5 FM) is a radio station that broadcasts a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Princess Anne, Maryland, USA, the station is owned by Draper Holdings Business Trust, which also owns WBOC-TV (channel 16).
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.[2] 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.[3] Draper also filed to change the station's call letters to WBOC-FM.[4] The sale was completed on November 10, 2015 at a purchase price of $650,000;[5] the change to WBOC-FM took effect at that time.[6] The station returned to the air on November 20,[7] and aired Christmas music without commercials through the holiday season.[8] WBOC-FM launched its eventual adult contemporary format on December 31, 2015.[9]
References
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External links
- 102-5 WBOC Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WBOC
- Radio-Locator information on WBOC
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBOC
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