Townsquare Media Jersey Shore heritage radio brands 94.3 The Point (WJLK), 92.7 WOBM, 105.7 The Hawk (WCHR), and Beach Radio 1160/1310 (WOBM-AM) have been busy during Q4 2017 with a variety of cause-marketing initiatives, helping raise more than $200,000 for local causes. This includes local food and toy drives, fundraising walks, and radiothons.
Some of the highlights include:
WCHR/105.7 The Hawk’s annual Ocean of Love Radiothon – $145,220 raised for Ocean of Love, a Toms River, NJ based organization that helps local children with cancer and their families.
WJLK/94.3 The Point’s annual Giving Tuesday Radiothon – $39,543 raised for Vet Tix and NJ Run For The Fallen.
WJLK/94.3 The Point’s Pointsettia Toy Drive – $6,000 in iPlay America gift cards and close to 10 huge bags of unwrapped toys were collected during the all-day live broadcast at iPlay America in Freehold, NJ on Saturday, December 2, 2017 to benefit the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation.
92.7 WOBM Making Miracles Radiothon – $20,589 was raised during the 26-hour radiothon, from Wednesday, December 6 until Thursday, December 7, 2017, for Children’s Specialized Hospital, Toms River, NJ – a Children’s Miracle Network hospital.
Townsquare Media Jersey Shore Regional Operations Manger, Steve Ardolina, said, “The Jersey Shore community is all about working together and supporting important causes right here in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Being ‘live & local’ is a priority for Townsquare Media, our brands were built on our commitment to the community. Giving our audiences a platform to help their neighbors defines what it means to be ‘live and local’.”
