WUSX
| Simulcasting WGMD Rehoboth Beach | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Salisbury-Ocean City |
| Frequency | 98.5 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio AccuWeather Genesis Communications Network Salem Radio Network USA Radio Network Westwood One Baltimore Orioles Radio Network Baltimore Ravens Radio Network Motor Racing Network Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WGMD | |
| History | |
First air date | 1972 (as WSUX-FM at 98.3) |
Former call signs | WSUX-FM (1972–1991) WECY-FM (1991–1995) WSUX (1995–1998) WGBG (1998–2016) WGBG-FM (2016–2018) WKHI (2018) |
Former frequencies | 98.3 MHz (1972–1998) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4340 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 98 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°36′47″N 75°35′12″W / 38.61306°N 75.58667°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wgmd.com |
WUSX (98.5 FM) is an American radio station licensed to Seaford, Delaware and serving Salisbury, Maryland, Ocean City, Maryland, Southern Delaware, Virginia, and the rest of Delmarva, with studios and cluster offices located in Salisbury. Its tower is located in Seaford.
Mornings previously featured The Bob and Tom Show, middays and afternoons with local on air personalities, and nights with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper. Music consisted classic rock from the 1970s, '80s, and '90s.
Currently the morning drive is hosted by Mike Bradley from 5 am - 9 am Monday through Friday. Jake Smith takes over from 9 am to Noon. The Dan Bongino show airs from Noon to 3 pm followed by MJ Powell from 3 pm to 6pm.
The Talk of Delmarava, WGMD 92.7 and WUSX 98.5 has 10 hours of live and local shows each weekday. Each Saturday, The Talk of Delmarva has live and local programming until 2pm and local programming until 4pm.
History
[edit]98.3 WSUX-FM signed on the air in February 1972, carrying the programming of 1280 WSUX.
Previous studios were located along U.S. Route 13 in Seaford, Delaware. The station originally transmitted at 98.3 FM before moving to 98.5 FM in 1998. Previous formats included an easy listening format with call signs WSUX-FM (Sussex County) and WECY-FM (Easy).
On August 17, 2018, the station's WGBG-FM call sign and format moved from 98.5 FM to WKHI 107.7 FM Fruitland, MD, and 98.5 continued to simulcast 107.7 under a new WKHI call sign, until a new format was announced.[2] The station changed its call sign again on August 24, 2018, to WUSX.
On September 17, 2018, WUSX split from its simulcast with WGBG-FM and began stunting towards a new format to launch on September 21, 2018, at 5 pm.[3]
On September 21, 2018 at 5 p.m., WUSX flipped to a Gold-Based Country music format, branded as "US 98.5".
On November 30, 2021, WUSX was purchased by Mark Giuliani's Datatech Digital, LLC and changed format on December 1 from country to a simulcast of talk-formatted WGMD 92.7 FM Rehoboth Beach.[4]
Former personalities
[edit]- Dave Fleetwood (1970s, now afternoons at WVLT/Vineland, New Jersey)
- Allan Frazier (1972–1980)
- Bob Mathers
- Dave Jackson (David Pinson)
Transmitter
[edit]The transmitter is a class A transmitter, 6,000 watts, HAAT 98 meters, located in Seaford, Delaware. Facility ID 4340. Located on coordinates 38°36′47″N 75°35′12″W / 38.61306°N 75.58667°W
Previous logo
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References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WUSX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ K107.7 Gives Way to Big Classic Rock Delmarva Radioinsight - August 17, 2018
- ^ US98.5 Launches In Delmarva Radioinsight - September 18, 2018
- ^ US 98.5 Salisbury Flips To WGMD Simulcast Radioinsight - December 2, 2021
External links
[edit]- Adams Radio Group Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 742126 (WUSX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WUSX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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