WKDW
Encyclopedia
WKDW is a radio station
licensed
to serve Staunton, Virginia
, USA. The station is currently owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications
. The station's broadcast license
is held by CC Licenses, LLC.
WKDW broadcasts a classic country
music format serving the Staunton
and Augusta County, Virginia
, area.
station, the station launched on April 29, 1954 with the call sign WAFC. In 1972, WAFC switched its callsign to WKDW. On February 13, 1992, WSGM (now WSVO
) at 93.1 FM (which was broadcasting an oldies
/classic rock
format at that time) became a sister station of WKDW when the callsign for 93.1 FM was changed to WKDW-FM.
WKDW was a sister sation of WKDW-FM (93.1 FM) until March 28, 1994 when the AM station switched its call sign
to WBGT. Five months later on September 8, WBGT yet again changed the call sign to WINF.
On January 31, 1996, the WKDW call sign was reassigned from 93.1 FM to 900 AM by the Federal Communications Commission
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Staunton, Virginia
Staunton, Virginia
Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,746 as of 2010. It is the county seat of Augusta County....
, USA. The station is currently owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
. The station's broadcast license
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
is held by CC Licenses, LLC.
WKDW broadcasts a classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
music format serving the Staunton
Staunton, Virginia
Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,746 as of 2010. It is the county seat of Augusta County....
and Augusta County, Virginia
Augusta County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 65,615 people, 24,818 households, and 18,911 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were 26,738 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...
, area.
History
Always a country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
station, the station launched on April 29, 1954 with the call sign WAFC. In 1972, WAFC switched its callsign to WKDW. On February 13, 1992, WSGM (now WSVO
WSVO
WSVO is a Light Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Staunton, Virginia and serving Staunton and Augusta County, Virginia...
) at 93.1 FM (which was broadcasting an oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
/classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format at that time) became a sister station of WKDW when the callsign for 93.1 FM was changed to WKDW-FM.
WKDW was a sister sation of WKDW-FM (93.1 FM) until March 28, 1994 when the AM station switched its call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
to WBGT. Five months later on September 8, WBGT yet again changed the call sign to WINF.
On January 31, 1996, the WKDW call sign was reassigned from 93.1 FM to 900 AM by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
.