WGTX

For the radio station in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, formerly assigned WGTX, see WDSP.

WGTX

City	Truro, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Branding	"Cape Cod's 102.3, The Dunes"
Frequency	102.3 MHz
First air date	August 1999 (1999-08) (part-time, as WCDJ)^[1] August 5, 2007 (2007-08-05) (full-time, as WGTX)^[2]
Format	Classic hits
ERP	2,150 watts
HAAT	81 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	68214
Transmitter coordinates	42°01′20″N 70°04′26″W / 42.0223°N 70.0739°W / 42.0223; -70.0739Coordinates: 42°01′20″N 70°04′26″W / 42.0223°N 70.0739°W / 42.0223; -70.0739
Former callsigns	WTUR (1988–1993) WCDJ (1993–2007)
Affiliations	Classic Hits
Owner	Dunes 102 FM, LLC
Website	dunesradio.com

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

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

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WGTX

Radio-Locator information on WGTX

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WGTX

Radio stations in the Cape Cod market

By AM frequency	1170 1240

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.1 89.5 90.1 90.1 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.3 91.5 91.9 92.1 92.7 93.5 93.9 94.3 95.1 96.3 96.7 (WRYP) 96.7 (WVVY-LP) 97.7 98.7 99.5 99.9 100.5 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 103.9 104.7 106.1 106.5 107.5 107.9

Via FM subcarrier	67 kHz Talking Information Center (radio reading service)

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.55

Digital radio by frequency & subchannel	90.1-1 90.1-2 102.9-1 102.9-2 102.9-3

By callsign	KEC73 WAZK WBAS WBUA WBUH WCAI WCCT-FM WCIB WCOD-FM WEII WFCC-FM WFMR WFPB WFPB-FM WFRQ WGTX WHYA WKFY WKKL WKPE-FM WMVY WNAN WNCK WOCN-FM WOMR WPXC WQRC WRYP WSDH WVVY-LP WXTK WYZX WZAI

Defunct stations	WXLJ-LP/97.7

See also Boston Providence Newport New Bedford-Fall River Worcester

Classic hits radio stations in Massachusetts

By frequency	1110 100.1 100.1 101.9 102.3 103.3-2 104.1-2 104.9 105.7

By callsign	WBMX-HD2 WBOQ WCIB WGTX WODS-HD2 WROR-FM WUPE WUPE-FM WWFX

By city	Boston Boston Falmouth Framingham Gloucester North Adams Pittsfield Southbridge Truro

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Massachusetts See also Oldies Classic Hits

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