96 Rock was licensed to Bethany Beach, Delaware and debuted it's Rock format in September of 1981. The studios were located at various locations including the WETT-AM studios in West Ocean City, The Connor Realty building in Bethany Beach, the tower site in Roxanna, DE and on the 3rd floor of an office building on 57th Street in Ocean City, MD. Ownership became the primary cause of turmoil after
Elleck Seymour purchased the properties as part of his Resort Broadcasting group. The company went into Chapter 11 twice and eventually was in receivership with the bank running the show. Tincy Crouse was the station's GM. When she left, it was a revolving door for many years with a new General Manager nearly every year. The first 10 years of 96 Rock saw a lot of talented people through it's doors, some of the biggest promotions ever on Delmarva, i.e. Best Body On The Beach and BJ's Canoe Race among many others. The station was so popular in the early years, that it had 96 Rock Shops on the boardwalk and a dedicated store in the Ocean Plaza Mall to sell swag. By the end of the first 10 years, the financial and managerial mistakes had taken their toll, all of the key staff had left and the station began a series of format flips beginning in 1992. When Clear Channel bought the properties, The Coast emerged as a Modern Rock station, eventually returning to a hard rock station and bringing back the 96 Rock moniker. In 2010, the station went Sports Talk. This page is for those who worked hard, but mostly had fun at the beach as part of a great Rock radio station in those first 10 years. If you have anything to add, or correct....please do...my memory isn't perfect.
96 Rock Program Directors
1981-82 Dave Kettinger
1982-83 Brian Krysz
1983-86 Richard Remsberg
1986-91 Skip Isley
