WBHX
| City of license | Tuckerton, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Branding | 99.7 The Island |
| Slogan | The Home For Ocean County's Greatest Hits |
| Frequency | 99.7 MHz |
| First air date | 1999 |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| ERP | 5,600 watts |
| HAAT | 33 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 56233 |
| Former callsigns | WTUC (1992-1997, CP) |
| Website | 997theisland.com |
WBHX (99.7 FM, "The Island") is a radio station licensed to Tuckerton, New Jersey and airs a classic hits format.
History
On August 10, 1999 WBHX signed on full-time airing a mostly automated classic rock format with "Radio Rohn" in mornings. Specialty shows included "The Dead At Midnight", "Blues Delux" and "The Dr. Demento Show".
Unfortunately, there were three radio stations with a classic rock format covering the Southern Ocean County area. WBHX was not able to compete with Manahawkin's WCHR-FM "105.7 The Hawk" or 50,000 watt WMGM-FM "The Shark 103.7" just a short distance away in Atlantic City. On October 4, 2002, the station switched to an adult contemporary format known as "The Breeze". The very last song played by Radio Rohn before the switch from classic rock to adult contemporary was "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen.
WWZY Simulcast
"107.1 FM" was simulcast to Southern Ocean County New Jersey on 99.7 WBHX in Tuckerton, New Jersey from June 30, 2003 to November 1, 2015. The WBHX transmitter is located on Long Beach Island in the town of Beach Haven, NJ. The station is also played throughout most of the day in southern Ocean County on WCAT-TV, the public-access television cable TV channel serving Pinelands Regional High School.
99.7 The Island
Starting November 1, 2015, WBHX began playing Christmas music as "99.7 The Island." On December 26, 2015 WBHX changed their format to classic hits, still under the "99.7 The Island" branding.[1]
