WCOD-FM | |
City: | Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Country: | US |
Area: | Cape Cod |
Branding: | 106 WCOD |
Airdate: | June 2, 1967 |
Format: | Hot adult contemporary |
Language: | English |
Erp: | 50,000 watts |
Haat: | 131m (430feet) |
Class: | B |
Facility Id: | 29568 |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
Coordinates: | 41.729°N -70.1667°W |
Callsign Meaning: | Cape Cod |
Owner: | iHeartMedia, Inc. |
Licensee: | iHM Licenses, LLC |
Affiliations: | Premiere Networks |
Sister Stations: | WCIB, WEII, WXTK |
WCOD-FM (106.1 MHz) is a hot adult contemporary formatted radio station licensed to Hyannis, Massachusetts. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. WCOD's sister stations include WEII, WCIB, and WXTK. Its transmitter and studio are located separately in Dennis.
One of the oldest FM signals on Cape Cod, WCOD was ranked third in the Winter 2008 Arbitron ratings http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=43&RY=2007&RQ=4&MP=0&OTHER=2&MN=Cape%20Cod&MS=MA&MR=191&12P=199100&UP=1/14/2008%2012:00:00%20AM&SU=C&BPER=&HPER=&OPER=&NSD=&CE=0.
106 WCOD was owned by Boch Broadcasting before moving to Quantum Communications in 2005. In 2009, CHR sister station WRZE became WEII, an all-sports station.
On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WCOD-FM, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York to Connoisseur Media via Quantum.[1] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.