WDYK
Encyclopedia
WDYK is an Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Ridgeley, West Virginia
, serving the Cumberland
/Frostburg
/Keyser
area. WDYK is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation
.
's entrance into the Cumberland market. The company later bought WQZK and WKLP
. WDYK airs the syndicated John Tesh
show weeknights. WDYK airs the Bob and Sheri Program in the morning from 6AM to 9AM.
In February 2009, WDYK began broadcasting in HD
.
Broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Ridgeley, West Virginia
Ridgeley, West Virginia
Ridgeley is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, and part of the Cumberland Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 762 at the 2000 census but has fallen to 575 with the 2010 census....
, serving the Cumberland
Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a...
/Frostburg
Frostburg, Maryland
Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,873 at the 2000 census...
/Keyser
Keyser, West Virginia
Keyser is a city in and the county seat of Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,303 at the 2000 census.- History :...
area. WDYK is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation
West Virginia Radio Corporation
West Virginia Radio Corporation or WVRC is a media corporation comprising exclusively radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of West Virginia.The company is controlled by Greer Industries, and the Greer Family.-Radio markets:...
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History
WDYK went on the air in September 2006 with an Adult Contemporary format. The station was West Virginia Radio CorporationWest Virginia Radio Corporation
West Virginia Radio Corporation or WVRC is a media corporation comprising exclusively radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of West Virginia.The company is controlled by Greer Industries, and the Greer Family.-Radio markets:...
's entrance into the Cumberland market. The company later bought WQZK and WKLP
WKLP
WKLP is a Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Keyser, West Virginia, serving Keyser, West Virginia and Mineral County, West Virginia. WKLP is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation.-Format Flip:...
. WDYK airs the syndicated John Tesh
John Tesh
John Frank Tesh is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. His 10-year-old 'Intelligence for Your Life Radio Show' reaches 14.2 Million listeners/week, and is syndicated by Teshmedia on 400 stations in US, Canada, and the UK...
show weeknights. WDYK airs the Bob and Sheri Program in the morning from 6AM to 9AM.
In February 2009, WDYK began broadcasting in HD
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
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