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Shortly after the station was licensed (as WTUR in 1988 and later WCDJ in 1993), 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
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In August 2006, Truro Wireless (controlled by Karl Nurse) agreed to sell the WCDJ license to Thomas Troland's Dunes 102FM, LLC, in a $ 550,000 deal. The FCC granted the license transfer on March 29, 2007. The new owners got the call sign changed to WGTX, and began full broadcast service as "Dunes
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Radio" on August 5, 2007. Troland sold his 51-percent stake in the station to Ron Robin and Edmund Teo, who were already minority partners, for $ 450,000 in 2010. In 2012, WGTX rebranded as "Cape Cod's 102.3, The Dunes", in light of the format-wide re-branding of oldies stations.
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ahead of a $ 130,000 purchase of that station from Bob Bittner Broadcasting; the deal also saw WBAS' previous "Memories Station" programming move to WGTX's HD3 channel under a $ 1-a-year lease. The call sign for 102.3 was modified to WGTX-FM on February 15.
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of diverse songs. In early April, WGTX relaunched as "X102.3"; the launch had been planned for April 1, but was delayed to that weekend by technical problems. Concurrently, the station began broadcasting in
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regular broadcast schedule. In lieu of a tower, WCDJ would occasionally broadcast just long enough, via a small transmitter, at 340 watts, to keep their
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Gary Hanna's GCJH Inc. acquired WGTX for $ 180,000 effective April 7, 2021; upon taking control on March 30, the station began
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license intact. The first of these limited broadcasts occurred in August 1999.
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This article about a radio station in Massachusetts is a
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On February 14, 2024, the station began to simulcast on
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Truro, Massachusetts
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Frequency
MHz
HD Radio
Format
Classic hits
Subchannels
classic rock
adult standards
oldies
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HAAT
42°01′20″N 70°04′26″W / 42.0223°N 70.0739°W / 42.0223; -70.0739
Translator(s)
Repeater(s)
WGTX (AM)
West Yarmouth
Public file
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Webcast
Listen Live
www.capecodsx.com
www.bobsmemorystation.com
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