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WHTG
Eatontown, New Jersey;
Broadcast area	Monmouth–Ocean County, New Jersey
Frequency	1410 kHz
Branding	The Breeze
Programmierung
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	AP Radio
Ownership
Owner	Press Communications, LLC
Sister stations	WJLP, WKMK / WTHJ, WWZY / WBHX, WBBO
History
First air date	November 1, 1957; 66 years ago
Call sign meaning	Harold and Theo Gade, (station founders)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	72323
Class	D
Power	500 watts (day); 126 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	40°16′10.00″N 74°4′19.00″W / 40.2694444°N 74.0719444°W
Translator(s)	See § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	breezeradio.com

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WHTG (1410 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format.^[2] Licensed to Eatontown, New Jersey, United States, the station serves the Monmouth County and Ocean County area. The station is currently owned by Press Communications, LLC and features programming from AP Radio.^[3]

The station also broadcasts on simulcast translator W264DH on 100.7 FM in Eatontown, New Jersey.

History

WHTG AM Sign-on the air on November 1, 1957.

The station simulcast the programming offerings of its co-owned station WHTG-FM until 1984, when the AM station began playing a big-band standards format while the FM station began featuring alternative rock. Eventually the station gravitated toward an oldies format, called "Great Gold", which it retains today.

Until its purchase in 2000 by Press Communications, the station was privately owned by the Gade family, the station's founders. While the station maintains its original AM tower and transmitter site in Tinton Falls, the studios are now located in nearby Neptune.

During the sixties, Wally Dow announced, sold time, and performed all general duties at the station. He was general manager of the station from 1968 until September 1970, when he and his family moved to Florida.

For much of its history WHTG was a daytime only radio station. The station's traditional signoff was Perry Como's recording of "The Lord's Prayer", used every day except for Yom Kippur when a different signoff was used. Relaxing of FCC rules allowed the station to broadcast for two hours after local sunset and now broadcasts around the clock on 500 watts daytime and 126 watts nighttime. Once the station changes over to 126 watts the listening radius is severely diminished.

On July 28, 2022 WHTG changed its branding to "The Breeze", now positioning as "The Jersey Shore's Feel Good Station". "The Breeze" was previously used on Press stations WBHX 99.7 Tuckerton and WWZY 107.1 Long Branch until 2013. ^[4]

Translators

Broadcast translator for WHTG
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W264DH	100.7 FM	Eatontown, New Jersey	156685	21	74.9 m (246 ft)	D	40°16′41.4″N 74°4′49.5″W / 40.278167°N 74.080417°W / 40.278167; -74.080417 (W264DH)	LMS

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WHTG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WHTG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
^ "The Breeze Returns To The Jersey Shore". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-07-28.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 72323 (WHTG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WHTG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 156685 (W264DH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W264DH at FCCdata.org

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WHTG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "WHTG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[3] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

[4] "The Breeze Returns To The Jersey Shore". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-07-28.

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-| name                 = WHTG
+| name             = WHTG
-| image                =
+| logo             =
-| city                 = [[Eatontown, New Jersey]]
+| city             = [[Eatontown, New Jersey]]
-| area                 = [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]
+| area             = [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]]–[[Ocean County, New Jersey]]
-| branding             = ''Great Gold 1410''
+| branding         = The Breeze
-| slogan               =
+| frequency        = 1410 [[kHz]]
-| frequency            = 1410 [[kHz]]
+| translator       = [[#Translators|See § Translators]]
-| airdate              = 1957
+| airdate          = {{start date and age|1957|11|1}}
-| format               = [[Oldies]]
+| format           = [[Oldies]]
-| power                = 500 [[watt]]s day<br>126 [[watt]]s night
+| power            = {{ubl|500 [[watt]]s (day)|126 watts (night)}}
-| class                = D
+| class            = D
+| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
-| facility_id          = 72323
-| coordinates          = {{coord|40|16|10.00|N|74|4|19.00|W|region:US-NJ_type:landmark}}
+| facility_id      = 72323
+| coordinates      = {{coord|40|16|10.00|N|74|4|19.00|W|region:US-NJ_type:landmark}}
-| callsign_meaning     = '''H'''arold and '''T'''heo '''G'''ade, station founders
+| callsign_meaning = Harold and Theo Gade, (station founders)
-| former_callsigns     =
+| former_callsigns =
-| affiliations         = [[AP Radio]]
+| affiliations     = [[AP Radio]]
-| owner                = Press Communications, LLC
+| owner            = [[Press Communications]], LLC
-| licensee             =
+| licensee         =
-| sister_stations      =
+| sister_stations  = [[WJLP]], [[WKMK|WKMK / WTHJ]], [[WWZY|WWZY / WBHX]], [[WBBO]]
-| webcast              =
+| webcast          = [https://player.amperwave.net/11159 Listen Live]
-| website              = [http://www.1410amradio.com 1410amradio.com]
+| website          = [https://breezeradio.com breezeradio.com]
 }}
-'''WHTG''' (1410 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting an [[oldies]] format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WHTG |title=WHTG Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> Licensed to [[Eatontown, New Jersey]], the station serves the Monmouth County area.  The station is currently owned by Press Communications, LLC and features programing from [[AP Radio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arbitron.com|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron }}</ref>
+'''WHTG''' (1410 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting an [[oldies]] format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WHTG |title=WHTG Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> Licensed to [[Eatontown, New Jersey]], United States, the station serves the Monmouth County and Ocean County area.  The station is currently owned by Press Communications, LLC and features programming from [[AP Radio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arbitron.com|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron }}</ref>
+The station also broadcasts on simulcast translator '''W264DH''' on 100.7 FM in [[Eatontown, New Jersey]].
+==History==
+WHTG AM Sign-on the air on November 1, 1957.
 The station simulcast the programming offerings of its co-owned station [[WKMK|WHTG-FM]] until 1984, when the AM station began playing a big-band standards format while the FM station began featuring alternative rock. Eventually the station gravitated toward an oldies format, called "Great Gold", which it retains today.
 Until its purchase in 2000 by Press Communications, the station was privately owned by the Gade family, the station's founders. While the station maintains its original AM tower and transmitter site in Tinton Falls, the studios are now located in nearby Neptune.
-During the decade of the sixties Wally Dow announced,sold time and otherwise performed all general duties at the station. He was general manager of the station from 1968 until September 1970, when he and his family moved to Florida.
+During the sixties, Wally Dow announced, sold time, and performed all general duties at the station. He was general manager of the station from 1968 until September 1970, when he and his family moved to Florida.
-For much of its history WHTG was a daytime only radio station. The station's traditional signoff was [[Perry Como]]'s recording of "[[The Lord's Prayer]]", used every day except for [[Yom Kippur]] when a different signoff was used. Relaxing of FCC rules allowed the station to broadcast for two hours after local sunset and now broadcasts around the clock on 500 watts daytime and 126 watts nighttime. Once the station changes over to 126 watts the listening radius is severely diminished.
+For much of its history WHTG was a daytime only radio station. The station's traditional signoff was [[Perry Como]]'s recording of "[[The Lord's Prayer (Albert Hay Malotte song)|The Lord's Prayer]]", used every day except for [[Yom Kippur]] when a different signoff was used. Relaxing of FCC rules allowed the station to broadcast for two hours after local sunset and now broadcasts around the clock on 500 watts daytime and 126 watts nighttime. Once the station changes over to 126 watts the listening radius is severely diminished.
-On Saturdays from 12 noon to 4 PM the "Mr. Wilson's Ice Cream Show" tightens the "Great Gold" format to strictly 1955 to 1964 songs (or as Mr. Wilson puts it: Sounds like 55 to 64").
+On July 28, 2022 WHTG changed its branding to "The Breeze", now positioning as "The Jersey Shore's Feel Good Station". "The Breeze" was previously used on Press stations [[WBHX]] 99.7 Tuckerton and [[WWZY]] 107.1 Long Branch until 2013. <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Breeze Returns To The Jersey Shore |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/235048/the-breeze-returns-to-the-jersey-shore/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref>
+==Translators==
+{{RadioTranslators
+| callsign = WHTG
+| width    =
+| call1    = W264DH
+| freq1    = 100.7
+| city1    = Eatontown, New Jersey
+| fid1     = 156685
+| watts1   = 21
+| haat1    = 74.9
+| class1   = D
+| coord1   = {{Coord|40|16|41.4|N|74|4|49.5|W|type:landmark_region:US-NJ_source:FCC|name=W264DH}}
+| notes1   =
+}}
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*{{AM station data|WHTG}}
+{{AM station data|72323|WHTG}}
+* {{FCC-LMS-Facility|156685|W264DH}}
+* {{FXL|W264DH}}
-{{clear}}
 {{Monmouth-Ocean Radio}}
 {{Oldies Radio Stations in New Jersey}}
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 [[Category:Radio stations in New Jersey|HTG]]
 [[Category:Eatontown, New Jersey]]
+[[Category:Oldies radio stations in the United States]]
 {{NewJersey-radio-station-stub}}

v t e Oldies radio stations in the state of New Jersey
By frequency	1230 1250 1340 1410 92.1
By callsign	WCMC WHTG WMID WMTR WVLT
By city	Atlantic City Eatontown Morristown Vineland Wildwood
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New Jersey