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| Broadcast area | Cape Cod |
| Frequency | 104.7MHz |
| Branding | Ocean 104.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | AP Radio |
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| History | |
First air date | July 25, 1974; 51 years ago (1974-07-25) |
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Call sign meaning | reference to Atlantic Ocean |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 8592 |
| Class | B |
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| HAAT | 140 meters (460 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°46′48″N70°00′32″W / 41.780°N 70.009°W /41.780; -70.009 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WOCN-FM (104.7FM, "Ocean 104.7") is asoft adult contemporary radio station licensed toOrleans, Massachusetts. The station is licensed to Sandab Communications (doing business as Cape Cod Broadcasting) and operated locally. WOCN-FM is a sister station toWQRC,WFCC-FM, andWKPE-FM.
WOCN-FM is frequently one of the Cape's most-listened-to radio stations[citation needed], especially among adults 45 and older[citation needed].
Artists that are played on WOCN-FM include theBeatles,Carly Simon,James Taylor,Norah Jones,Fleetwood Mac and others. WOCN-FM continues to serve the Cape Cod community with hourly weather forecasts, news updates and community information. Although previously playing more soft AC, it has shifted to play more current artists (e.g.Mariah Carey,Sara Bareilles,The Band Perry,Sheryl Crow,Cher).
The station went on the air on July 25, 1974, as WVLC-FM, broadcasting on 104.7 MHz. Initially, the station was just a full-time simulcast of WVLC (1170 AM, nowWFPB). WVLC-FM became WLOM in 1977.
In 1980, the FM band was still new territory forTop-40 radio. Boston'sWXKS-FM (known at the moniker "Kiss 108") had only started one year prior and was very popular due to its unique mix of disco, rhythmic, and urban titles, routinely beating Boston's only mainstream Top 40 radio station at the time,WRKO-AM, in the ratings. Cape Cod needed its own similar station to compete in its own market, and in May 1980, 104.7 changed its call letters to WKZE-FM and began its own programming, branding itself"KZ 104 FM".
After just over three successful years in the Top 40/CHR format, the station rebranded itself as"Cape 104" on August 1, 1983; a few months later, the callsign was changed to WKPE. After the Top 40 format fragmented, "Cape 104" switched formats in the fall of 1992, rebranding itself "Oldies 104" to compete with Boston's"Oldies 103" and Nantucket's"Oldies 96" (which went Top-40 in January 1993).
During the spring of 1995, WKPE switched formats to amodern rock format and became "Rock 104.7, The Cape". It was in direct competition withWPXC. In 1999, the station was sold by Grancam Communications toCharles River Broadcasting. In September 1999, the station switched formats toclassic rock.
With the 2006-07 dismantling of Charles River Broadcasting, Cape Cod Broadcasting, owner ofWQRC and WOCN-FM, signed a contract to operateWFCC-FM and WKPE under a local marketing agreement, with the two stations still licensed to Charles River.
Upon the acquisition of Charles River Broadcasting'sCape Cod assets, it was announced that the popular "Ocean 104" would relocate to the stronger Class B signal of 104.7 MHz, swapping frequencies withWKPE-FM. The swap occurred on April 17, 2007.