Making Radio Stronger In A Disaster
Greater Media’s Launches All Talk Station in Jersey
March 3, 2011
Calling it the Voice of Central New Jersey, WCTC-AM the station’s New On-Air Line-Up includes Jack Ellery, Laura Ingraham, Bert Baron, Mancow & Alan Colmes. The station’s new talk radio programming format is centered around local and legendary talk radio personality Jack Ellery, who hosts the Morning Show from 6am – 10am. Ellery has been on WCTC for most of the past 50 years, focusing on the issues that affect Central Jerseyans.
Throughout the day, WCTC News, headed up by long-time News Director Bruce Johnson, will continue to provide its coverage of the latest in Central Jersey and state news. In addition, the station will offer sports play-by-play coverage. The station’s new line-up also includes Rutgers University football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball, Somerset Patriots’ baseball and the Central Jersey High School Football and Basketball Games of the Week.
“WCTC is thrilled to build on its storied heritage,” said Dan Henrickson, General Manager of the station. “As with all products, innovation and change is necessary for growth. We feel that a stellar line-up of talkers will best satisfy our audience. Our community wants to talk, listen and think. We will make that happen.”
WCTC is owned by the Sentinel Publishing Co., a subsidiary of Greater Media, Inc., the parent company of 23 AM and FM radio stations in the Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, New Jersey and Philadelphia markets. Greater Media also owns a group of weekly newspapers in central New Jersey and several telecommunications towers located throughout the United States.
