Greater Media's WCTC returns to oldies format

Jack Ellery

NEW BRUNSWICK - Greater Media has officially launched "Good Time Oldies" on its local radio station, WCTC 1450 AM.

The new station lineup will include "The Morning Show With Jack Ellery" from 6 to 10 a.m., and "Good Time Oldies" throughout the rest of the day.

In addition, WCTC will continue to broadcast Rutgers University football, as well as men's and women's basketball games. The station, which has held the news/talk format for the past 16 years, made the change in an effort to address the evolving needs of WCTC listeners.

"We are actually returning WCTC to its roots," said Greater Media New Jersey Senior Vice President and Regional General Manager Dan Finn. "The station was best known for many years as an entertaining music station with legendary personality Jack Ellery in the morning and Rutgers sports. The station has literally come full circle."

"The response to the new format on WCTC can be summed up in one word: excitement," said Station Manager Dan Henrickson. "The combination of Jack Ellery, our sports portfolio, and 'good time oldies' is a winner. Wake up with Jack ... then kick back with the best music ever. What is there not to like? 'CTC has thrived for 62 years by providing various mixtures of talk and music. Our research indicated a very big appetite for this music, which has survived the test of time and is embraced by all ages."

Veteran newsman Bruce Johnson will have expanded responsibilities as the statewide news director of Greater Media New Jersey.

WCTC-AM 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 weekly newspapers in central New Jersey and several telecommunications towers throughout the United States.