WMXJ

WMXJ (102.7 FM, "102.7 The Beach") is a classic hits formatted radio station that broadcasts from Miami Gardens, Florida. The station is owned by Entercom. Its studios and transmitter are located separately in Miami Gardens.

History

WRBD-FM, then WCKO-FM, has been on the air since 1960. WCKO originally had a soul/R&B format, when it was the sister station of the AM R&B station WRBD 1470 in Broward County. In late 1977 WCKO changed its brand to K-102 and switched to an automated disco format. In 1979 K-102 changed formats again, to a tight rotation of rock hits with DJs Buddy Hollis, Bo Walker, Alan Michaels, Tom Stevens and Geoff Allen. By late 1980 K-102's audience share in South Florida had begun to rise, Zeta-4 had slipped to the number three rock station in the market and was about to switch to a top 40/CHR format since WMJX 96X was losing its FCC license. At this time K-102 was calling itself "South Florida Hottest Rock". In early 1982 K-102 began playing a new wave format and calling itself "K-102 Rock of the Eighties", which infringed on copyright owned by KROQ-FM at the time. In 1983 K-102 was playing an album oriented rock format programmed by broadcaster Neil Mersky. This lasted until the station was sold.