WOSC

Infobox Radio station
name = WOSC
city = Bethany Beach, Delaware
area = Salisbury/Ocean City, Maryland and Sussex County, Delaware
branding = "96 Rock"


slogan = "Better Rock, Period."
airdate =
frequency = 95.9 MHz
format = Active Rock
erp = 10,500 watts
haat = 143 meters
class = B1
owner = Clear Channel Communications
licensee = Capstar TX, LP
webcast = [http://www.96rocksyou.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html listen live]
website = [http://www.96rocksyou.com/ 96rocksyou.com]

WOSC (95.9 FM) is a radio station serving Salisbury and Ocean City, Maryland, as well as Sussex County, Delaware. The station, known as "96 Rock," is licensed to Bethany Beach, Delaware. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

96 Rock programs an active rock format, and has been operating a variation of this format since October 1999. Before that it was known as "95.9 The Coast," with a modern rock format.

History

WWTR was an adult contemporary/oldies station that changed to the Burkhart/Abrahams "Superstars 1" Album Oriented Rock format in September, 1981 as "96 Rock - Delmarva's only Rock 'N Roll."

In September 2000 the station was sold to Clear Channel Communications.Fact|date=August 2007 Two months later, the station added Don and Mike to afternoons.Fact|date=August 2007

WOSC is the former home of "Mancow's Morning Madhouse" which aired from 1999-2003. After dropping Mancow, the station added Elliot in the Morning (from sister station DC101) for a year. The stations once again changed its slogan, to "96 Rock, Elliot in the Morning and Don and Mike in the Afternoon."Fact|date=August 2007 WOSC later decided to promote longtime air personality Jon "Whiskey" Wilson to the morning shift. "Whiskey in the Morning" lasted 15 months until September 2005.Fact|date=August 2007 Then, WOSC decided to put Don and Mike on in the morning (tape delayed from the day before) and put Whiskey on in the afternoon.

In February, 2006 96 Rock hired Cowboy (former "Morning Show" co-Host at WZBH), and paired him with Whiskey in the afternoon. The show was successful and by September 2006 the station moved Whiskey and Cowboy to mornings, and Don and Mike back to afternoons live. The lineup stayed intact until mid-December 2006, when Cowboy retired from radio.Fact|date=August 2007 The show returned in January, 2007 as "Whiskey in the Morning" with JJ as co-host.

In September, 2007, the owners moved "Don and Mike" to sister station Sportstalk 960 AM.

External links

* [http://www.96rocksyou.com/ 96 Rock official website]
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