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WJSE
Broadcast areaCape May-Atlantic City
Frequency106.3 MHz
Branding106.3 WJSE
Programming
FormatAlternative Rock
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Robert Maschio and Scott Wahl
  • (Coastal Broadcasting Systems, Inc.)
History
First air date
July 30, 1992 (as WIFB at 106.7)
Former call signs
WIFB (1992-1993)
WJNN (1993-2001)
WDOX (2001-2005)
WSJQ (2005-2008)
WKOE (2008-2010)
WFNE (2010-2012)
Former frequencies
106.7 MHz (1992-2011)
Technical information
Facility ID72113
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT80 meters
Transmitter coordinates
38°57′32.00″N 74°55′23.00″W / 38.9588889°N 74.9230556°W / 38.9588889; -74.9230556
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewjserocks.com

WJSE (106.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an alternative rock format. Licensed to the North Cape May, section of Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, the station serves the Cape May–Atlantic City radio market. WJSE also serves coastal Delaware and the Ocean City, Maryland area as a secondary market.

History

The station went on the air as WIFB at 106.7 MHz on July 30, 1992. On April 1, 1993, the station changed to a local news-talk format as WJNN; on June 8, 2001, to alternative rock as WDOX; and on April 14, 2005, to CHR under the WSJQ call letters.[1]

File:WSJQ logo.png
logo as WSJQ

On September 18, 2008, WSJQ began stunting, playing humorous clips from television shows such as South Park informing listeners that WSJQ was no more. Several days later, the station changed its call sign to WKOE, branding to "Coast Country 106.7", and format to country music. The station also began broadcast of the John Boy and Billy show. The station changed to an oldies format, adopting the WFNE call sign on April 1, 2010.

On December 29, 2011, the station moved to 106.3, and increased its transmitting power from 3,000 watts to 6,000 watts along with moving to a new tower five miles east-north east to Wildwood, New Jersey and seguing to a Classic Hits format as "Fun 106.3". This new power and location combination allow the 106.3 signal to be heard from Millville in Cumberland County in the west to Beach Haven in Ocean County to the north and Ocean City, Maryland to the south.[2]

On Friday, August 31, 2012, Fun 106.3 flipped its format to Alternative rock, under the "WJSE Rocks" branding.[3]

References

  1. ^ "WJSE Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "Radio-Locator Coverage Map".
  3. ^ "WJSE Returning To South Jersey".