Jukebox Radio

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Jukebox Radio was a network of FM stations based in Dumont, New Jersey. It operated from 1993 to 2003 on 103.1 FM (W276AQ) and, from 1995 to 2004, on WJUX-FM 99.7 in Monticello, New York. The two stations, along with 94.3 FM in Rockland County (1996–2003), simulcast the Jukebox Radio programming.

The music started as Traditional Big Band, then moved to adult standards by 1995. In 1997 it switched to oldies, but by 2000 it returned to adult standards with a stronger emphasis on baby‑boomer pop.

In 2002 the station faced legal challenges and was forced to sell. By 2004, the frequencies were used for a Christian teaching/praising format called The Bridge (WRDR). Jukebox Radio began as a non‑commercial operation on 103.1 FM, with DJs such as Lee Martin, Matthew Borzi, and Larry Hopper, and was owned by Gerry Turro, a former engineer for WNEW in New York who bought WNEW’s music library for the station.

Over the years Jukebox Radio shifted its sound several times, adding artists from Nat King Cole to Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, and later classic rock and Motown influences. Financial pressures and lawsuits contributed to its decline, leading to a sale to a non‑commercial broadcaster and, ultimately, the end of Jukebox Radio in 2004 as the frequencies became The Bridge.