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Added completion of the sale on 4-13-2015. I don't know how to create a reference but the FCC grant is here: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-333020A1.pdf
WDWD changed their format to Christian talk.
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{{Infobox radio station|
{{Infobox radio station|
name = WDWD |
name = WDWD |
image = [[Image:AM590WDWD.PNG]]|
image = |
city = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]|
city = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]|
area = [[Atlanta metropolitan area]] |
area = [[Atlanta metropolitan area]] |
branding = ''Radio Disney Atlanta''|
branding = ''Faith Talk 590''|
slogan = "Your Music. Your Way."|
slogan = |
frequency = 590 [[kilohertz|kHz]] |
airdate = August 1, 1937 (as WAGA) |
airdate = August 1, 1937 (as WAGA) |
frequency = 590 [[kilohertz|kHz]] |
format = [[Christian radio|Christian Talk]] |
format = [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]]/[[Children's radio|Children's]] |
power = 12,000 [[watt]]s daytime<br> 4,500 [[watt]]s nighttime |
power = 12,000 [[watt]]s daytime<br> 4,500 [[watt]]s nighttime |
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former_callsigns = WAGA&nbsp;(1937-1959), WPLO&nbsp;(1959-1987), WKHX&nbsp;(1987-1997) |
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former_frequencies = 1480 (1937-1946) |
class = B |
class = B |
facility_id = 8623 |
facility_id = 8623 |
coordinates = {{Coord|33.845692|N|84.64439|W|type:landmark}} |
coordinates = {{coord|33.845692|N|84.64439|W|type:landmark}} |
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callsign_meaning = [[Walt Disney|'''W'''alt '''D'''isney '''W'''alt '''D'''isney]] (previous format)|
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former_callsigns = WAGA&nbsp;(1937-1959), WPLO&nbsp;(1959-1987), WKHX&nbsp;(1987-1997) |
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former_frequencies = 1480 (1937-1946) |
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affiliations = |
owner = [[Disney–ABC Television Group|ABC, Inc.]] ([[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]])<br /><small>(Sale to [[Salem Media Group]] pending)</small> |
owner = [[Disney–ABC Television Group|ABC, Inc.]] ([[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]])<br /><small>(Sale to [[Salem Media Group]] pending)</small> |
licensee = Radio Disney Atlanta, LLC |
licensee = Radio Disney Atlanta, LLC |
website = {{URL|www.radiodisney.com}} |
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callsign_meaning = [[Walt Disney|'''W'''alt '''D'''isney '''W'''alt '''D'''isney]]|
former sister_stations = [[WKHX-FM]], [[WYAY]]|
former sister_stations = [[WKHX-FM]], [[WYAY]]|
webcast = [http://saleminteractivemedia.com/ListenLive/Player/WDWDAM Listen Live]|
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affiliations = [[Radio Disney]]|
website = [http://www.faithtalkatlanta.com faithtalkatlanta.com]
}}
}}
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'''WDWD''' (590 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[Christian talk]] [[radio station|station]] serving the [[metro Atlanta]] [[media market|market]]. Its [[radio transmitter]] site, originally along [[North Druid Hills]] Road, is now located just north of [[Austell, Georgia]], in west-northwest [[metro Atlanta]]. The station's signal is aimed by a four-[[mast radiator|tower]] [[directional antenna]] [[Directional array|array]] from the Austell transmitter location towards [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]. In 2009, the station upgraded daytime transmit power from 5,000 to 12,000 [[watt]]s, while the nighttime power remains at 4,500 [[watt]]s. Also in 2009, the station started broadcasting in the [[HD_Radio#AM|AM HD Radio]] (hybrid digital) mode (currently unavailable since 2013).

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'''WDWD''' (590 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[Radio Disney]] affiliated [[radio station|station]] serving the [[metro Atlanta]] [[media market|market]]. Its [[radio transmitter]] site, originally along [[North Druid Hills]] Road, is now located just north of [[Austell, Georgia]], in west-northwest [[metro Atlanta]]. The station's signal is aimed by a four-[[mast radiator|tower]] [[directional antenna]] [[Directional array|array]] from the Austell transmitter location towards [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]. In 2009, the station upgraded daytime transmit power from 5,000 to 12,000 [[watt]]s, while the nighttime power remains at 4,500 [[watt]]s. Also in 2009, the station started broadcasting in the [[HD_Radio#AM|AM HD Radio]] (hybrid digital) mode (currently unavailable since 2013).


==History==
==History==
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==Programming==
==Programming==
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WDWD's programming consists of a 24-hour [[simulcast]] of the [[Radio Disney]] [[radio network|network]], which is a youth-friendly [[contemporary hit radio]] music format except at 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM weekdays when the format changes to [[children's music]]. There are some minor locally originated exceptions that differ from the Radio Disney network simulcast. The top of the hour station announcement and some radio station special events announcements which run during commercial breaks are locally produced. There is one WDWD-originated, locally produced show per week which airs at 6:00 [[ante meridiem|AM]] on Sundays called "AM590 Kids Concerns", a [[public affairs (broadcasting)|public affairs]] program which runs for 25 to 30 minutes.
Until May 2015, WDWD's programming consisted of a 24-hour [[simulcast]] of the [[Radio Disney]] [[radio network|network]], which is a youth-friendly [[contemporary hit radio]] music format except at 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM weekdays when the format changes to [[children's music]]. There are some minor locally originated exceptions that differ from the Radio Disney network simulcast. The top of the hour station announcement and some radio station special events announcements which run during commercial breaks are locally produced. There is one WDWD-originated, locally produced show per week which airs at 6:00 [[ante meridiem|AM]] on Sundays called "AM590 Kids Concerns", a [[public affairs (broadcasting)|public affairs]] program which runs for 25 to 30 minutes.


On March 10, 2015, Salem Media CEO Ed Atsinger revealed that Salem will move the [[WNIV]]/[[WLTA]] programming to WDWD after the consummation of the sale.<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/92300/salem-reveals-pending-formats-for-disney-acquisitions/ Salem Reveals Pending Formats For Disney Acquisitions - Radio Insight]</ref>
On March 10, 2015, Salem Media CEO Ed Atsinger revealed that Salem will move the [[WNIV]]/[[WLTA]] programming to WDWD after the consummation of the sale.<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/92300/salem-reveals-pending-formats-for-disney-acquisitions/ Salem Reveals Pending Formats For Disney Acquisitions - Radio Insight]</ref>

On May 11, 2015 WDWD changed their format to Christian talk, branded as "Faith Talk 590".<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/92927/faith-talk-590-atlanta-debuts/ Faith Talk 590 Atlanta Debuts]</ref>

==Previous Logo==
[[Image:AM590WDWD.PNG]] (WDWD's logo under previous Radio Disney format)


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{URL|www.radiodisney.com|Radio Disney's website}}
*{{AM station data|WDWD}}
*{{AM station data|WDWD}}


{{Atlanta AM}}
{{Atlanta Radio}}
{{Disney–ABC stations}}
{{Radio Disney}}


[[Category:Radio stations in Atlanta, Georgia|DWD]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Atlanta, Georgia|DWD]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1937]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1937]]
[[Category:Radio Disney stations]]
[[Category:Disney radio stations]]
[[Category:Disney radio stations]]

Revision as of 22:22, 11 May 2015

WDWD
Broadcast areaAtlanta metropolitan area
Frequency590 kHz
BrandingFaith Talk 590
Programming
FormatChristian Talk
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
August 1, 1937 (as WAGA)
Former call signs
WAGA (1937-1959), WPLO (1959-1987), WKHX (1987-1997)
Former frequencies
1480 (1937-1946)
Call sign meaning
Walt Disney Walt Disney (previous format)
Technical information
Facility ID8623
ClassB
Power12,000 watts daytime
4,500 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
33°50′44″N 84°38′40″W / 33.845692°N 84.64439°W / 33.845692; -84.64439
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitefaithtalkatlanta.com

WDWD (590 AM) is a Christian talk station serving the metro Atlanta market. Its radio transmitter site, originally along North Druid Hills Road, is now located just north of Austell, Georgia, in west-northwest metro Atlanta. The station's signal is aimed by a four-tower directional antenna array from the Austell transmitter location towards Atlanta. In 2009, the station upgraded daytime transmit power from 5,000 to 12,000 watts, while the nighttime power remains at 4,500 watts. Also in 2009, the station started broadcasting in the AM HD Radio (hybrid digital) mode (currently unavailable since 2013).

History

File:RadioDisney590.png
Radio Disney 590 logo used from 2008 to 2010.

The station signed-on with original broadcast callsign WAGA[1] (once the sister station of the current television station by that name) in 1937.[2] By 1946, WAGA had moved from 1480 to 590 kHz. In 1959, the station changed to a top 40[3] music format and changed its call sign to WPLO[1] which was in reference to the new ownership, Plough Broadcasting Company.[4] Another format changed happened in 1966 when WPLO switched to a country music format.[4] In 1987, the station changed callsigns to WKHX and adopted the "Kicks 590" slogan still used on WKHX-FM 101.5. WKHX used to broadcast in Kahn/Hazeltine AM stereo with a "real country" format.[5] Then in 1997, the station adopted the Radio Disney format and the current callsign WDWD.

In September 2009, the station was forced off-air for a week when it was submerged by nearby Noses Creek, which reached double its flood stage during the historic and record-breaking 2009 Atlanta floods. The station had been shut down prior to the flood, so that once the equipment was completely disassembled and thoroughly cleaned and dried, nearly all of it was salvaged[disambiguation needed] since there had been no short circuiting from the water.

On August 13, 2014, Disney put WDWD and twenty-two other Radio Disney stations up for sale, in order to focus more on digital distribution of the Radio Disney network.[6][7] Disney originally planned to temporarily shut down the station on September 26, 2014.[8] However, it will remain on the air and continue carrying Radio Disney programming until it is sold.[9]

On February 25, 2015, Radio Disney Atlanta filed to sell WDWD to South Texas Broadcasting, Inc.,[10] a subsidiary of the Salem Media Group.[11] Salem bought the station for $2.75 million.[12] The application to assign the station license was granted by the FCC on April 13, 2015.

Programming

Until May 2015, WDWD's programming consisted of a 24-hour simulcast of the Radio Disney network, which is a youth-friendly contemporary hit radio music format except at 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM weekdays when the format changes to children's music. There are some minor locally originated exceptions that differ from the Radio Disney network simulcast. The top of the hour station announcement and some radio station special events announcements which run during commercial breaks are locally produced. There is one WDWD-originated, locally produced show per week which airs at 6:00 AM on Sundays called "AM590 Kids Concerns", a public affairs program which runs for 25 to 30 minutes.

On March 10, 2015, Salem Media CEO Ed Atsinger revealed that Salem will move the WNIV/WLTA programming to WDWD after the consummation of the sale.[13]

On May 11, 2015 WDWD changed their format to Christian talk, branded as "Faith Talk 590".[14]

File:AM590WDWD.PNG (WDWD's logo under previous Radio Disney format)

References

  1. ^ a b Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory
  2. ^ A selection from a decade of visits to tower and studio sites in the Northeast and beyond
  3. ^ Warden, Timothy J (2003). "WPLO 590 Atlanta Playlists 1964-1965". Airheads Radio Survey Archive (Publisher). Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Farrington, Steve (April 21, 2002). "WPLO 590 Atlanta". Steve Farrington (Publisher). Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  5. ^ K., Alex (April 30, 2001). "Offenders of The Faith". Alex K. (Publisher). Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  6. ^ Lafayette, Jon (August 13, 2014). "Exclusive: Radio Disney Moving Off Air to Digital". Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "Radio Disney to Sell the Majority of Its Stations". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  8. ^ Venta, Lance (August 13, 2014). "Radio Disney To Sell All But One Station". Radio Insight. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  9. ^ "NERW Extra: No Signoffs for Disney AMs". Northeast Radio Watch. Retrieved September 27, 2014. (subscription required)
  10. ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  11. ^ Parties to the Application - FCC
  12. ^ Venta, Lance (February 25, 2015). "Salem Acquires Disney Properties In Atlanta & Pittsburgh". Radio Insight. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  13. ^ Salem Reveals Pending Formats For Disney Acquisitions - Radio Insight
  14. ^ Faith Talk 590 Atlanta Debuts
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