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| Broadcast area | Ocean County–Atlantic County–Burlington County–Camden County |
| Frequency | 105.7MHz |
| Branding | 105.7 The Hawk |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Classic rock |
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| History | |
First air date | March 14, 2002 (2002-03-14) |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24934 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 13,000 watts |
| HAAT | 140 meters (460 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°52′31.4″N74°09′55.8″W / 39.875389°N 74.165500°W /39.875389; -74.165500 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 1057thehawk |
WCHR-FM (105.7MHz), known as "105.7 The Hawk", is a radio station inManahawkin, New Jersey, with aclassic rockradio format. It is owned byTownsquare Media.
WCHR-FM is the most powerful FM station in the Monmouth/Ocean market and can be heard as far west as the city ofPhiladelphia andBucks County, Pennsylvania, as far north asWall Township, New Jersey, and as far south asOcean City.[citation needed]
The WCHR-FM antenna is co-located with 92.7WOBM-FM and 104.1W281CK on a tower located inBayville.
WCHR-FM shares its call sign withWCHR inFlemington, New Jersey, aChristian radio station in theTrenton area. The two stations are separately operated, but have beensister stations underNassau Broadcasting andTownsquare Media.
The WCHRcall sign originally associated with the Trenton station broadcasting at94.5 FM, using a religious format (CHR standing forChristian radio). In February 1998, WCHR began simulcasting on920 AM, and on March 2, 1998, 94.5 FM changed callsigns to WNJO as it changed format tooldies.
The 105.7 facility in Manahawkin was aconstruction permit that Nassau acquired in 1998. It was assigned the call sign WAQB on May 16, 1997, and changed to WNJO on December 19, 1997. When WCHR's religious unit moved to AM 920 from 94.5 FM, the permit on 105.7 picked up the WCHR-FM call sign.
On March 14, 2002, WCHR-FM signed on with a simulcast of 98.5WBBO. On April 15, 2002, the WBBO simulcast ended, and aclassic rock format branded "105.7 The Hawk" launched. The first song played was "Born in the U.S.A." byBruce Springsteen. The under general manager Don Dalesio and Nassau's vice president of programming Michelle Stevens, Nassau originated The Hawk exclusively for the Jersey Shore. They brought in veteran program director Jim Spector who, in turn, hiredThe Free Beer and Hot Wings Show. Nassau gave Millennium Radio the option to buy the station in the deal that transferred the ownership ofWJLK-FM, WOBM-FM, WBBO,WADB andWOBM in June 2002. Nassau operated WCHR until its sale was completed a year later in July 2003.
In 2010, 105.7 the Hawk agreed to broadcast all regular seasonNew York Jets football games.[citation needed]
The Hawk began broadcasting from a new facility in downtownToms River on January 30, 2013.
39°42′58″N74°17′31″W / 39.716°N 74.292°W /39.716; -74.292