WWDR

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WWDR
Frequency1080 kHz
BrandingNC Sports Radio 1400 - 1080
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsABC Radio
Ownership
OwnerFirst Media Radio, LLC
WSMY
History
First air date
March 20, 1965[1]
Technical information
Facility ID56666
ClassD
Power930 watts day only
Transmitter coordinates
36°26′24.00″N 77°8′10.00″W / 36.4400000°N 77.1361111°W / 36.4400000; -77.1361111
Links
Websitewww.ncsportsradio.com

WWDR (1080 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Sports format. Licensed to Murfreesboro, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by First Media Radio, LLC and features programming from CBS Radio Sports. The call letters were the one alternate after the FCC turned down the original five requested call letters. WWDR stands for the first names of the station's founders, "We're Wally, Don & Ray...WWDR. WWDR simulcasts the programming of WSMY,Weldon, North Carolina. The stations are branded as NC Sports Radio AM 1400 & AM 1080. The stations carry sports news and talk programming from CBS Sports Radio and FOX Sports Radio. They also carry Roanoke Rapids High School Football, NC State University Sports and Washington Redskins Football. NC Sports Radio AM 1400 & AM 1080 stream programming at ncsportsradio.com. [citation needed]

1080 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency, on which KOAN, KRLD, and WTIC share Class A status. WWDR must leave the air from sunset to sunrise to prevent nighttime skywave interference to those Class A stations.

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