WWAC
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| City | Ocean City, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Branding | AC 102.7 |
| Slogan | Today's Hottest Hits |
| Frequency | 102.7 MHz |
| First air date | November 1999 |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| ERP | 4,100 watts |
| HAAT | 121.7 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 51575 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°43′13″N 75°35′44″W / 40.72028°N 75.59556°W |
| Callsign meaning | W W Atlantic City |
| Former callsigns | WJSE |
| Owner | Longport Media, LLC |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | ac1027.com |
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WWAC (102.7 FM) is a commercial radio station located in the Atlantic City area on 102.7 FM. The station serves Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Southern Ocean Counties in New Jersey. The callsign meaning for WWAC is Atlantic City. Its transmitter is located in Atlantic City, with studios in Linwood, New Jersey.
History
Early years
The station was previously known as WJSE, broadcasting various versions of a rock format. From November 1999 until December 16, 2005 WJSE was the South Jersey home of the syndicated Howard Stern Show. On January 8, 2006 the Scotty and Alex Show replaced Stern after he moved his radio show to Sirius Satellite Radio and in February 2007 the syndicated Mancow Show replaced Scotty and Alex after the duo moved their show over to Free FM formatted WYSP in Philadelphia.
On December 16, 2005 the last day of Howard Stern's terrestrial radio show WJSE along with many of the other soon to be former Stern affiliates including flagship station WXRK in New York City broadcast Stern's last show live over the Internet which until then was strictly forbidden under the syndication agreement between Stern, his production company One-Twelve, Inc., his employer CBS Radio, the syndicator Westwood One and the affiliates which broadcast The Howard Stern Show.
The station was a finalist for Radio and Records magazine's 2007 Industry Achievement Award for best Alternative Station for markets 100 and up. Other finalists include WKZQ-FM, KQXR, WBTZ, KXNA, and WSFM.[1]
By 2006, WJSE shifted from alternative rock as Digital 102.7 to active rock as 102.7 The Ace. In late July 2008, it became 102.7 JSE Rocks. The active rock format shifted to alternative rock by 2009.
Wild 102.7
In May 2010, speculation began swirling around a format flip for WJSE. It was speculated that WJSE was to flip to a simulcast of WPTY Long Island. The rumors became reality on July 1, 2010 when it was comfired that WJSE would indeed flip to a rhythmic top 40/dance format, and adopt the revamped moniker "Wild 102-7, Atlantic City's Party Station." It even got the new calls WWAC and a change of COL to Ocean City, all to improve signal coverage. The station was launched on July 2, 2010 at 9:55 P.M.[2][3][4]
As of 2011, WWAC's playlist has shifted more toward a CHR format.
AC 102.7
On September 19, 2011, the station changed its name to AC 102.7, retaining the contemporary hit radio format.
References
- ↑ "2007 Industry Achievement Awards". Radio and Records. Sep 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ↑ "Getting Wild in Atlantic City" from Radioinsight (June 30, 2010)
- ↑ "Atlantic City Getting Wild" from All Access (July 1, 2010)
- ↑ "Atlantic City Is Getting "Wild"" from FMQB (July 1, 2010)
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WWAC
- Radio-Locator information on WWAC
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WWAC