| City of license | Vineland, New Jersey |
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| Branding | Cruisin' 92.1 |
| Slogan | "South Jersey's #1 Oldies Powerhouse" |
| Frequency | 92.1 MHz |
| First air date | October 1968 |
| Format | Oldies |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (328 feet) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 11974 |
| Callsign meaning | We're Vineland's Legend Treasury |
| Former callsigns | WDVL-FM, WKQV, WKQV-FM[1] |
| Owner | Clear Communications, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WMIZ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wvlt.com |
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]
This station had the call letters WKQV and WKQV-FM in the late 1970s and early 1980's. 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.
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.
"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.
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