WZXL
WZXL (100.7 FM, "100.7 ZXL") is a radio station also known as "South Jersey's Rock Station", playing classic rock. WZXL is licensed to Wildwood, New Jersey.
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| City | Wildwood, New Jersey |
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| Broadcast area | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Frequency | 100.7 MHz |
| Branding | 100.7 ZXL South Jersey's Rock Station |
| Slogan | Playing Everything That Rocks! |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Equity Communications, L.P. |
| WAIV, WAYV, WCMC, WEZW, WMID, WGBZ, WTTH, WZBZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1959 (as WCMC-FM) |
Former call signs | WCMC-FM (1959–1981) WNBR (1981–1986) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 70260 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 38,000 watts |
| HAAT | 101 meters (331 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wzxl.com |
Operating with 38,000 watts, WZXL serves the greater South Jersey area including Atlantic City, Cape May, Long Beach Island, and Cumberland County. WZXL's signal also reaches Sussex County, Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. WZXL's transmitter is located along Avalon Boulevard, just east of Swainton, while studios are on Black Horse Pike in the West Atlantic City section of Egg Harbor Township.
History
The 100.7 frequency was originally used in the 1940s by the owners of 1490 WBAB as 100.7 WBAB-FM. However, WBAB-FM was gone by the early 1950s and the frequency was silent in the Atlantic-Cape May market for nearly a decade.
In 1959, the owners of WCMC 1230 in Wildwood began using the 100.7 frequency as WCMC-FM. WCMC-FM mostly simulcast WCMC, which at the time was a "middle of the road" format. The FM frequency did distinguish itself from the AM however by broadcasting Philadelphia Phillies games.
In 1981, WCMC-FM changed its call letters to WNBR and began playing adult contemporary music. The WCMC-FM calls eventually wound up on a station in North Carolina.
On November 26, 1986, WNBR signed on for the first time as 100.7 WZXL, playing a rock format that it continues to play to this day. Longtime air personality Steve Raymond is the station's current program and music director, in addition to hosting the Midday Show.
WZXL is known for celebrating its listeners, and once a year has a listener appreciation party known as the "Bike Bash." Recent Bike Bashes have been held at the Golden Nugget casino and the House of Blues at Showboat Atlantic City.
Personalities
In addition to Steve Raymond, notable on air personalities include JoJo and Scotty in the Morning, and Michael James in the evenings. In 2013, 100.7 WZXL became the official South Jersey flagship of Philadelphia Phillies Baseball.
On Sundays, WZXL plays the nationally syndicated Flashback radio program hosted by Matt Pinfield and Sammy Hagar's Top Rock Countdown.
External links
- Official website
- WZXL in the FCC's FM station database
- WZXL on Radio-Locator
- WZXL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database