WDCN-LD
| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding | La Nueva 87.7 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Independent (Spanish language audio programming) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Signal Above LLC |
| History | |
| Founded | 1996 |
Former call signs | W42BE (1996-2007) W06CJ (2007-2008) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 42 (UHF, 1996-2007) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 20450 |
| ERP | 3.0 kW |
| HAAT | 131 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°53′44″N 77°08′06″W / 38.895623°N 77.134886°W |
| Links | |
| Website | www.lanueva877.com |
WDCN-LP, VHF analog channel 6, branded on air as La Nueva 87.7, is a low-powered Spanish-language television station licensed to Washington, D.C., United States. WDCN-LP markets itself as a conventional radio station broadcasting Spanish contemporary hits, as stations on television channel 6 broadcast an FM audio signal at 87.75 MHz which is receivable by ordinary FM radios. These stations, colloquially known as "Franken-FMs", take advantage of this fact and a loophole in FCC regulations that only require a television station to broadcast some kind of video content, not that the video and audio content are related.[1]
History
WDCN-LP previously simulcast on co-owned WOWZ-LP, another low-power channel 6 station, licensed to Salisbury, Maryland and serving the Ocean City-Salisbury area; that station has since switched to a simulcast of WVES.[2]
Sports programming
From 2010 through 2012, WDCN-LP was the home for Spanish-language broadcasts of D.C. United soccer games. WDCN-LP carried all of the team's games, including those not broadcast on television.[3]
Since the 2019 NFL season, WDCN-LP is the flagship Spanish-language radio station of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens.[4]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Delmarva Country Station Rebrands... And Reverts After C&D - RadioInsight". 26 October 2017.
- ^ "La Nueva 87.7 FM Returns as Official Spanish-Language Radio Partner". OurSports Central. 5 March 2012.
- ^ Campbell, COlin (29 December 2019). "Spanish radio announcers bring soccer-style energy to NFL". Baltimore Sun/AP.
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