WGTX

WGTX (102.3 FM, "The Dunes") is a radio station licensed to Truro, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Dunes 102 FM, LLC.

WGTX

City	Truro, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	Hyannis, Massachusetts Cape Cod
Frequency	102.3 MHz
Branding	Cape Cod's 102.3, The Dunes
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	Classic Hits
Ownership
Owner	Dunes 102 FM, LLC
History
First air date	August 1999 (part-time, as WCDJ)[1] August 5, 2007 (full-time, as WGTX)[2]
Former call signs	WTUR (1988–1993) WCDJ (1993–2007)
Technical information
Facility ID	68214
Class	A
ERP	2,150 watts
HAAT	81 meters
Transmitter coordinates	42.0223°N 70.0739°W

History

Shortly after the station was licensed (as WTUR in 1988 and later WCDJ in 1992), the original owners, Truro Wireless, Inc., ran into opposition from the Truro local government, who objected to a radio tower being built within the town limits. Until such a tower was built, the station could not air a regular broadcast schedule. In lieu of a tower, WCDJ would occasionally broadcast just long enough, via a small transmitter, at 340 watts, to keep their FCC license intact. The first of these limited broadcasts occurred in August 1999.[1]

On March 29, 2007, the FCC granted a transfer of the WCDJ license to Dunes 102FM LLC.[3] The new owners got the call letters changed to WGTX, and began full broadcast service as "Dunes 102: Cape Cod's Oldies Radio" on August 5, 2007.[2]

In 2012, the station dropped the "Oldies" moniker from their branding, re-branding themselves as "Cape Cod's 102.3, The Dunes", in light of the format-wide re-branding of 'oldies' stations.

References

1. Fybush, Scott (August 27, 1999). "Maine Station Owner Dies in Plane Crash". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
2. Simon, Clea (2007-08-09). "For old Cape frequency, a new sound and name". The Boston Globe.
3. "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.

External links

• WGTX in the FCC's FM station database
• WGTX on Radio-Locator
• WGTX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database