WVLT (FM)

WVLT (92.1 FM, "Cruisin' 92.1") is a radio station licensed to Vineland, New Jersey.[2] The station is owned by Clear Communications, Inc. (not to be confused with Clear Channel Communications, Inc.) It airs an Oldies music format.[3]

WVLT
CityVineland, New Jersey
Broadcast areaVineland, New Jersey
South Jersey
New Castle County
Kent County
Atlantic City
Bridgeton
Philadelphia
Monmouth/Ocean Counties
Frequency92.1 MHz
BrandingCruisin' 92.1
SloganSouth Jersey's #1 Oldies Powerhouse
Programming
FormatOldies
Ownership
OwnerClear Communications, Inc.
WMIZ
History
First air date
October 1968
Former call signs
WDVL (1968-1979)
WKQV (1979-1981)
WKQV-FM (1981-1986)[1]
Call sign meaning
We're Vineland's Legend Treasury
Technical information
Facility ID11974
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (328 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
39°29′53″N 75°04′31″W
Links
WebcastListen Live options
Websitewvlt.com

This station had the call letters WKQV and WKQV-FM in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Call letters were changed to WVLT on August 15, 1986.[1]

While WVLT's home market of Cumberland County is not a rated market, the station's 6,000 watt signal reaches parts of four rated markets: Philadelphia, Atlantic City-Cape May, Monmouth - Ocean and Wilmington, DE.

Personalities

Evening host Jerry Blavat is "the Geator with the Heator," a fixture in Philadelphia area radio since 1960. Blavat was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia's Hall of Fame on November 22, 2002. He was a co-owner of doo-wop specialist label Crimson Records.

Steve Kurtz has been a fixture in the Delaware Valley entertainment scene since 1976. In 2001 Kurtz was invited to air his show from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to honor his 25th Anniversary. He returned to the Hall of Fame the next year by invitation. Kurtz also received a Lifetime Achievement Award for preserving the music of the Doo Wop era in 2010 from the Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service & Education Center. Kurtz can be heard every Saturday on WVLT.

"Doo-Wop Diner" host Lou Costello has been on-the-air in the Delaware Valley for more than 30 years. In April 2003, he was inducted into the membership of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia, an organization of 300 area broadcasters, all with at least 15 years experience in the business.

In October 2006, Bill "Wee Willie" Webber joined the WVLT airstaff. In November 2006 Webber was honored as "person of the year" by the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia.[4] Webber worked at WVLT until his death in May 2010, just a few weeks shy of his 81st birthday.

"Crazy Bob" Madara was a former morning drive personality on WVLT.

During Hurricane Isaias, WVLT's transmitter was struck by lightning and it caused some damage to the transmitting equipment. It completely damaged the RDS which allows text to be broadcast through the stations signal to display on the radio that receives the signal and it damaged some of the transmitting equipment which caused the signal to become weaker even though it is broadcasting at full power. There is no definitive date on when the equipment will be fully repaired yet.

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. Strauss, Robert (2004-07-23). "The Drive-In Theater Tries a Comeback". The New York Times.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  4. Klein, Michael (2006-10-01). "A Buddha on the Boardwalk". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. B02.
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