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| Broadcast area | Delmarva |
| Frequency | 103.9MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Coast Country 103.9/106.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | HD2:Classic hits (WTDK simulcast) |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | June 25, 1981 (1981-06-25) |
Former call signs | WOCQ (1981–2022) |
Call sign meaning | Rehoboth, Delaware (original location for sister station WRDE-LD) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 47107 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°22′59″N75°18′58″W / 38.383°N 75.316°W /38.383; -75.316 |
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| Repeater | 106.3 WCEM-FM (Cambridge) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WRDE-FM (103.9MHz) is an American radio station in theDelmarva region ofMaryland. The station is licensed to serveBerlin, Maryland, although its studios and main offices are located in the larger nearby city ofSalisbury. WRDE-FM is owned byDraper Holdings Business Trust. The station, along withWCEM-FM 106.3 inCambridge, broadcasts acountry music format. Its transmitter tower stands 348 feet (106 meters) and is located inWhaleyville.
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-formattedWBOC-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 onWCEM-FM 106.3 inCambridge).[3]
The station featuresBig D and Bubba in the morning and April Brilliant and Gary John during the day, both who have broadcast on Delmarva radio for decades.
The transmitter is a class A transmitter, 6,000 watts, HAAT 100 meters (330 ft), located inWhaleyville, Maryland, located at coordinates 38.383°N 75.316°W.[4]
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-formattedWTDK (107.1 FM), branded as "The Duck".[2]
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