WRDE-FM

WRDE-FM (103.9 MHz) is an American radio station in the Delmarva region of Maryland. The station is licensed to serve Berlin, Maryland, although its studios and main offices are located in the larger nearby city of Salisbury. WRDE-FM is owned by Draper Holdings Business Trust. The station, along with WCEM-FM (106.3) in Cambridge, broadcasts a country music format.

WRDE-FM

Berlin, Maryland United States
Broadcast area	Delmarva
Frequency	103.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Coast Country 103.9/106.3
Programming
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2: Classic hits (WTDK simulcast)
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Draper Holdings Business Trust (WBOC, Inc.)
Sister stations	Radio: WAAI, WBOC-FM, WCEM, WCEM-FM, WGBG-FM, WTDK, WZBH TV: WBOC-TV, WBOC-LD, WRDE-LD
History
First air date	June 25, 1981 (1981-06-25)
Former call signs	WOCQ (1981–2022)
Call sign meaning	"Rehoboth, Delaware"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	47107
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38.383°N 75.316°W / 38.383; -75.316
Translators	HD2: 104.3 W282AW (Salisbury) HD2: 105.1 W286BB (Ocean City)
Repeater	106.3 WCEM-FM (Cambridge)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	coastcountry.com

History

Logo as "OC104"

On March 1, 2022, the then-WOCQ dropped its "OC104" top 40 format and began stunting with a loop directing listeners to hot adult contemporary-formatted WBOC-FM 102.5.^[2]

WOCQ changed its call sign to WRDE-FM on March 3, 2022. On March 4, 2022, at 12 noon, WRDE-FM ended stunting and launched a country music format, branded as "Coast Country 103.9/106.3" (with a simulcast on WCEM-FM 106.3 in Cambridge).^[3]

Its transmitter tower stands 348 feet (106 meters) and is located in Whaleyville.

Air personalities

The station features Big D and Bubba in the morning and April Brilliant and Gary John during the day, both who have broadcast on Delmarva radio for decades.

Transmitter

The transmitter is a class A transmitter, 6,000 watts, HAAT 100 meters, located in Whaleyville, Maryland, located at coordinates 38.383°N 75.316°W.^[4]

WOCQ-HD2

On April 3, 2017, WOCQ-HD2 launched an oldies format, branded as "Kool Oldies 104.3 & 105.1", simulcasting on translators W282AW (104.3 FM) in Salisbury and W286BB (105.1 FM) in Ocean City.^[5] On March 1, 2022, WOCQ-HD2 and its translators changed their format from oldies to a simulcast of classic hits-formatted WTDK (107.1 FM), branded as "The Duck".^[2]