WGTX

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WGTX
City of license	Truro, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Branding	"Cape Cod's 102.3, The Dunes"
Frequency	102.3 MHz
Format	Commercial; Oldies
ERP	2,150 watts
HAAT	81 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	68214
Affiliations	Greatest Mojo (ABC Radio)
Owner	Dunes 102 FM, LLC
Webcast	Dunes 102 Live Feed
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, WTUR/WCDJ would occasionally broadcast just long enough, via a small transmitter, at 340 watts, to keep their FCC license intact.

On March 29, 2007, the FCC granted a transfer of the license of the former WCDJ to Dunes 102FM LLC.^[1] The new owners got the call letters changed, and now, as WGTX, they have begun broadcast service as "Dunes 102: Cape Cod's Oldies Radio".^[2] The format is an upbeat presentation of oldies from the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s, with a target demographic of 25-54. The station is programmed from the "Greatest Mojo" syndicated network feed.

The new owners will continue to upgrade the facility along the way and expect to provide full service to the upper and lower Cape from a 180 ft tower on the Town of Truro's Safety Building site on Route 6.

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

↑ "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
↑ Simon, Clea (2007-08-09). "For old Cape frequency, a new sound and name". The Boston Globe.

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

v t e Radio stations in the Cape Cod market

By AM frequency	1170 1240 1390

By FM frequency	89.5 90.1 90.1 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.3 91.5 91.9 92.1 92.7 93.5 93.7 93.9 94.3 95.1 96.3 96.7 97.7 98.7 99.1 99.5 99.9 100.7 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 103.9 104.7 106.1 106.5 107.1 107.5 107.9

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

Defunct stations	WXLJ-LP/97.7

Internet stations	WMVY

Massachusetts radio markets Boston Cape Cod New Bedford-Fall River Springfield Worcester Other Massachusetts radio regions Pittsfield See also List of radio stations in Massachusetts

v t e Oldies radio stations in the state of Massachusetts

By frequency	1110 1250 1450 95.1 98.7 98.9 100.1 102.3 104.9

By Callsign:	WARE WBOQ WGTX WKFY WNBP WORC-FM WUPE WUPE-FM WXRB

By city	Dudley East Harwich Gloucester Newburyport North Adams Pittsfield Truro Ware Webster

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

Coordinates: 42°01′20″N 70°04′26″W / 42.0223°N 70.0739°W / 42.0223; -70.0739

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