WCOD
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WCOD-FM is a Hot Adult Contemporary formatted radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 licensed to Hyannis, Massachusetts
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Also it is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area as a result of the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hyannis as the "Capital of the Cape"...

. It is owned by Qantum Communications. WCOD's sister stations include WEII, WCIB
WCIB
WCIB , known as "Cool 102", is a Classic Hits radio station licensed to Falmouth, Massachusetts. It is owned by Qantum Communications. Joe Rossetti is the morning show host. Matt Pitta provides news from sister station WXTK and WCOD's midday announcer Janet Birchfield make up Cool Mornings...

, and WXTK
WXTK
WXTK , known as "95 WXTK Newsradio", is a news/talk radio station licensed to West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and headquartered in Hyannis, Massachusetts...

.

One of the oldest FM signals on Cape Cod, WCOD was ranked third in the Winter 2008 Arbitron
Arbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...

 ratingshttp://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=43&RY=2007&RQ=4&MP=0&OTHER=2&MN=Cape%20Cod&MS=MA&MR=191&12P=199100&UP=1/14/2008%2012:00:00%20AM&SU=C&BPER=&HPER=&OPER=&NSD=&CE=0. Some popular artists to hear on this station include Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...

, Kings Of Leon
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion, Oklahoma but formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill , Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion,...

, and Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...

. Current DJ's include Dan and Stephanie in the morning, Janet Birtchfield, Kevin & Co. and The Billy Bush Show. Weekend DJ's include Trevor, Jadd and Ricky B.

Prior to 2005, 106 WCOD was owned by Boch Broadcasting. In 2009, it was announced that sister station WRZE (now WEII) would switch from CHR
CHR
CHR can refer to*Chain Home Radar*Cherokee language*Contemporary hit radio*Constraint Handling Rules*Chatham House Rule*Châteauroux-Déols "Marcel Dassault" Airport in France *In role-playing games, chr refers to charisma....

to an all-sports format. Plans were made to move some of the staff over to WCOD. On March 16, 2009, the popular Dan and Stephanie morning show made its appearance on the station.
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