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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WCZT
| logo             =
| city             = [[Villas, New Jersey]]
| area             = {{ubl|[[Cape May County, New Jersey]]|[[Coastal Delaware]]}}
| branding         = ''98.7 the Coast''
| frequency        = 98.7 [[MHz]]
| airdate          = {{start date and age|1988|10|19}}
| format           = [[Hot adult contemporary]]
| erp              = 6,000 [[watt]]s
| haat             = {{convert|89.5|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class            = A
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id      = 39914
| coordinates      = {{coord|38|59|45.00|N| 74|50|19.00|W|region:US-NJ_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WVIL (1988–1990)|WLQE (1990–1992)|WFNN (1992–1998)|WWZK (1998)}}
| affiliations     = [[ABC News Radio]]
| owner            = Robert Maschio and Scott Wahl
| licensee         = Coastal Broadcasting Systems, Inc.
| sister_stations  = [[WJSE]]
| webcast          = [http://radio.securenetsystems.net/radio_player_large.cfm?stationCallSign=WCZT Listen Live]
| website          = [http://987thecoast.com 987thecoast.com]
}}
'''WCZT''' (98.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[hot adult contemporary]] format. Licensed to [[Villas, New Jersey]], United States, the station's signal covers the southern New Jersey shore from Beach Haven to Cape May, as well as coastal Delaware.  The station is currently owned by Robert Maschio and Scott Wahl, through licensee Coastal Broadcasting Systems, Inc. and features programming from [[ABC News Radio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WCZT |title=WCZT Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
==History==
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The station was first granted the WVIL [[call sign]] on November 8, 1988. Calls were then changed to WLQE on February 1, 1990 and signed on soon afterwards with a country format as "Lucky 99."
On March 2, 1992, calls were changed to WFNN and the format shifted over to Hot AC (via satellite) as "Fun 98.7."
On January 19, 1998, the format evolved into classic rock and on March 1, 1998, changed calls to WWZK.
In February 2001, a switch occurred between 98.7 and 94.3 in Avalon with 94.3's calls and format moving to 98.7. The WCZT calls became effective on March 2, 2001.
In January 2011, WCZT segued to a Hot Adult Contemporary format.
The Coast plays [[Christmas music]] from late November through Christmas Day.
During the weekends, 98.7 The Coast focuses on hits from the 90's while most other stations focus on the 80's.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{FM station data|39914|WCZT}}
{{Atlantic City Radio}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in New Jersey}}
[[Category:Radio stations in New Jersey|CZT]]
[[Category:Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1988]]
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