WTSX
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General Info
WTSX is a radio station in Port Jervis, New York. The station is owned by Port Jervis Broadcasting, but operated under a local management agreement by Sunrise Broadcasting. They offer an Uptempo Adult Contemporary format emphasising adult rock.History
This station began operation on October 23 1970 as WDLC-FM. The station ran a Country Music format initially. Their AM station played a Middle Of The Road music format playing songs from the 1940's up to and including current product. The stations WDLC 1490 and 96.7 WDLC FM were owned by Oscar Wein and family. His son Bob Wein along with the rest of the family were active with the station.
By the mid 1970s the FCC relaxed simulcast restrictions between AM and FM radio stations. Being WDLC FM was automated they decided to begin simulcasting both stations. WDLC and WDLC FM upon simulcasting continued the MOR format from 5 to 10 a.m. as well as 3 to 7 p.m., Played Country from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and instrumental easy listening music from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.. On Sundays the station had many specialty shows.
In 1984 though WDLC FM began separate programming from the AM station. At that point they became WTSX and began playing an Adult Contemporary format. Bothe stations did rather well in terms of ratings and profitability through the 1980s. Late in the decade Oscar retired and Bob Wein took over operations.
In the 1990s the stations began to have financial troubles. As a result in 1997 half the staff was laid off and WTSX began to automate evenings and overnights. WDLC had automated several years before using a satellite delivered adult standards format. In September of 1998 Robert Wein began leasing WDLC and WDLC FM to Nassau Broadcasting in a local marketing agreement. The airstaff and sales staff stayed put but now the station's employees were Nassau employees.
Nassau flipped WTSX to a 1964-1969 based Oldies format mixing in some early 70's and late and early 60's oldies as well. The ratings were low in the Southern Hudson Valley but decent in the Sussex County radio market. In February of 2001 Nassau sold the Local Marketing agreement of WDLC and WTSX to Clear Channel Communications along with full ownership of WSUS, WNNJ-AM-FM, and WHCY.
Under Clear Channel the station modified to a 1964 to 1975 based oldies format with a small amount of late 70's and pre 1964 songs. The station began to focus more on the 1970's as most FM oldies stations began to do. In 2002 WDLC would begin simulcasting WTSX dropping standards.
In September of 2004 the Local Marketing Agreement with Clear Channel expired and Bob Wein opted not to renew it. As a result except for Morning Man "Bob O" the rest of the staff would remain with Clear Channel and move aspects of the Oldies format on WTSX to WNNJ 1360.
At that time Bob Wein took over operations of WTSX and WDLC. The jingles and advertisers were Clear Channel's. As a result Bob O was the only air personality at WTSX on from 5:30 to 10 a.m. weekdays. the station had no jingles or advertisers for a few days. The oldies format deepened to include the hits of 1955 to 1990. The station was announcing they were building a new radio station. By November another local owner took over operations of the station with Bob Wein still owning the station. A couple more air-personalities were added and jingles and advertisers were back. It was though WTSX Fox 96.7 would remain an oldies station.
Then in January of 2005 Fox 96.7 dropped most of the pre 1964 oldies. At that point Port Jervis Broadcasters bought the station outright from Bob Wein. Then in March they began a local marketing agreement with local station 103.1 WGNY. At this point airstaffs were combined. Each station would have their own local show. Local news was brought back. The rest of the day the stations shadowcast. Both have the same announcers after 10 a.m. but play different songs at different times. On one station the person may be live while voicetracked on the other station. More 80's and 90's music was added as well as some current and recent product.
At this point 1490 WDLC began simulcasting a 1955 to 1972 Oldies format with 1220 WGNY. Today the station is still known as Fox 96.7 but plays an uptempo gold based adult contemporary format.
Disc Jockeys
(WTSX calls their DJ's "Fox Jocks")[Tom Morel] - Sunday 3 p.m.-7pm
[Steve Nichols] - Weekdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
[Mary Tylaska] - Weekdays 7 p.m.-Midnight
[Lori Grieco] Sunday 6 a.m.-10am
[Johnny Wolfe] Weekdays 3 p.m.-7pm
[Mike Coleman] Sun-Mon Midnight-5:30 a.m.
[Brian Curry] Saturday 3 p.m.-7pm
[Darcy] Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
[Kevin Halpenny] Sunday 7 p.m.-Midnight
[Robert "Bob O." Oefinger] Monday-Saturday 6 a.m.-10am
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