WBHX

WBHX (99.7 FM, "The Boss") is a radio station licensed to Tuckerton, New Jersey and airs a classic rock format, simulcasting WWZY 107.1 FM Long Branch.

WBHX

City	Tuckerton, New Jersey
Broadcast area	Monmouth-Ocean-Atlantic-Middlesex County, New Jersey
Frequency	99.7 MHz
Branding	107.1 The Boss
Slogan	Classic Rock of the 70s, 80s and More
Programming
Format	Classic rock (WWZY simulcast)
Ownership
Owner	Press Communications, LLC
History
First air date	August 10, 1999[1]
Former call signs	WTUC (1992-1997, CP)
Technical information
Facility ID	56233
Class	A
ERP	5,600 watts
HAAT	33 meters (108 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40.218143°N 74.042252°W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1071theboss.com

History

On August 10, 1999 WBHX signed on full-time airing a mostly automated classic rock format with "Radio Rohn" in mornings and afternoons hosted by Mike Jarmus, including his Woodstock lunch show featuring music from the Woodstock period. Specialty shows included "The Dead At Midnight", "Blues Delux" and "The Dr. Demento Show". WBHX was constructed by Beach Haven Communications.

After the Station was acquired by Press Broadcasting, on October 4, 2002, the station switched to an adult contemporary format known as "The Breeze". The final song played by Radio Rohn before the switch from classic rock to adult contemporary was "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen, the final song played at midnight was "Nights in White Satin" by the Moody Blues.

WWZY simulcast

"107.1 FM" was simulcast to Southern Ocean County New Jersey on 99.7 WBHX in Tuckerton, New Jersey from June 30, 2003 to November 1, 2015. The WBHX transmitter is located on Long Beach Island in the town of Beach Haven, New Jersey. The station is also played throughout most of the day in southern Ocean County on WCAT-TV, the public-access television cable TV channel serving Pinelands Regional High School.

99.7 The Island

Starting November 1, 2015, WBHX began playing Christmas music as "99.7 The Island." On December 26, 2015 WBHX changed their format to classic hits, still under the "99.7 The Island" branding.[2]

WWZY simulcast

On March 3, 2017 WBHX changed their format from classic hits to a simulcast again of classic rock-formatted WWZY 107.1 FM Long Branch, branded as "The Boss".

Attempted move to 99.3

Beginning in 2010, Press Communications attempted to move WBHX inland and to 99.3 MHz. The intent was to force WZBZ, broadcasting on 99.3 from Atlantic City, to move to 99.7 in return. However, stations that are 10.6 or 10.8 MHz apart (near the typical 10.7 MHz intermediate frequency of FM receivers) must be physically separated by 10 km to avoid causing interference in nearby radios. WZBZ's transmitter site is 2 km from that of WAJM (88.9 FM), and moving to 99.7 would separate the two stations by 10.8 MHz. Press' contention was that the frequency swap was possible, since WAJM's license expired in 2006 and it was legally nonexistent – and it did not file for renewal until after WBHX's application, four years later. The FCC's assertion was that precedent favored WAJM, as a proposed facility could not take precedence over an operating station, even if such operation was unlawful.[3] Unusually, Press appealed the FCC's decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, who upheld the decision, and later the Supreme Court of the United States, who declined to hear the case.[4][5]

References

1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010, Broadcasting & Cable, 2010. p. D-364. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
2. Venta, Lance. "99.7 The Island Launches Jersey Shore Classic Hits Duel", Radio Insight. December 27, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
3. "In re: WBHX(FM), Tuckerton, New Jersey". Federal Communications Commission.
4. "Press Communications LLC v. Federal Communications Commission".
5. Venta, Lance (16 April 2018). "Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Press Communications Appeal Over WBHX Move". RadioInsight.

External links

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