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WGTX is a radio station
licensed to Truro, Massachusetts
. The station is owned by Dunes 102 FM, LLC.
s, to keep their FCC
license intact.
On March 29, 2007, the FCC granted a transfer of the license of the former WCDJ to Dunes 102FM LLC. The new owners got the call letters changed, and now, as WGTX, they have begun broadcast service as "Dunes 102: Cape Cod's Oldies Radio". The format is an upbeat presentation of oldies
from the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s, with a target demographic of 25-54. The station is programmed from the "Greatest Mojo" syndicated network feed.
The new owners will continue to upgrade the facility along the way and expect to provide full service to the upper and lower Cape from a 180 ft tower on the Town of Truro's Safety Building site on Route 6
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Truro, Massachusetts
Truro, Massachusetts
Truro is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, comprising two villages: Truro and North Truro. Located two hours outside Boston, it is a summer vacation community just south of the northern tip of Cape Cod, in an area known as the "Outer Cape"...
. The station is owned by Dunes 102 FM, LLC.
History
Shortly after the station was licensed (as WTUR in 1988 and later WCDJ in 1992), the original owners, Truro Wireless, Inc., ran into opposition from the Truro local government, who objected to a radio tower being built within the town limits. Until such a tower was built, the station could not air a regular broadcast schedule. In lieu of a tower, WTUR/WCDJ would occasionally broadcast just long enough, via a small transmitter, at 340 wattWatt
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s, to keep their FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
license intact.
On March 29, 2007, the FCC granted a transfer of the license of the former WCDJ to Dunes 102FM LLC. The new owners got the call letters changed, and now, as WGTX, they have begun broadcast service as "Dunes 102: Cape Cod's Oldies Radio". The format is an upbeat presentation of oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
from the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s, with a target demographic of 25-54. The station is programmed from the "Greatest Mojo" syndicated network feed.
The new owners will continue to upgrade the facility along the way and expect to provide full service to the upper and lower Cape from a 180 ft tower on the Town of Truro's Safety Building site on Route 6
U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts
Route 6 is the portion of the cross-country U.S. Route 6 in the state of Massachusetts. Route 6 runs in the state connecting Providence, Rhode Island to Fall River, New Bedford, and Cape Cod. In the Fall River and New Bedford areas, Route 6 is a secondary highway paralleling Interstate 195...
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