WODT is an Urban Contemporary Gospel outlet based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Clear Channel Communications station broadcasts at 1280 kHz with 5 kW-Unlimited power.
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AM 1280 was Middle-of-the-road formatted WDSU-AM and was the sister station to WDSU-TV and WDSU-FM until the radio stations were sold in 1972. The AM became WGSO with an Adult Contemporary format. On December 21, 1985 the station switched to R&B Oldies as WMKJ, "Majic 1280". On July 22, 1987 it switched to Top 40 as "13-Q" under the WQUE call sign. Soon thereafter, became a simulcast of WQUE-FM after the station evolved to R&B.
In the early 1990s they tried a News/Talk format, but it was a failure. On February 1, 1996 they flipped to an All-Blues format as WODT, and although it was successful ratings-wise, it wasn't a moneymaker. They would drop that format in October 2003 for sports/talk programing from Fox Sports, ESPN Radio and The Jim Rome Show. WODT was the flagship station of the New Orleans Hornets radio network from 2003-2006. Hornets radio color analyst Gerry Vaillancourt hosted a popular afternoon sports talk call-in show from May 2004 - December 2006. The sports format ran for almost five years. The station's final sports-era legal ID was an homage both to the station's small, but loyal following, and to the Jim Rome Show; it contained a frequent Rome Show sign-off clip ("I think what I'm supposed to say is, 'Thank you. I'm out.'") On June 25, 2008, WODT switched to its current format—complementing the similar format of sister station WYLD-AM.[1] Currently, there is no air staff.
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