WCHD
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iHeartMedia, Inc. | |
| WIZE, WMMX, WONE, WTUE, WZDA | |
| History | |
First air date | October 20, 1962 |
Former call signs | WKET (1962–64) WVUD-FM (1964–92) WLQT (1992–2011) WDKF (2011–12) |
Call sign meaning | CHannel Dayton |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 55500 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 28,000 watts |
| HAAT | 200 meters (660 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°43′19″N 84°12′36″W / 39.722°N 84.210°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | channeldayton |
WCHD (99.9
WCHD broadcasts in the HD format.[1] Its HD-2 channel is a simulcast of sister station WIZE, with airs a black-oriented news format.
History
The station began its history on December 16, 1993, on 94.5 MHz as
In early May 1994, the station was sold to Terry Jacobs (formerly of Jacor) who decided to change the format to be Dayton's third
In March 2005, WDKF held a "funeral" for "KISS-FM", and briefly stunted as "94.5 FM-Playing Whatever We Want, Whenever We Want". On March 30, 2005, at 3 PM, the all-new Channel 9-4-5 launched. Despite the changes however, the station continues to lean Rhythmic as it battle Main Line Broadcasting's Rhythmic Contemporary rival WDHT for listeners. Main Line's other station, WGTZ, dropped its Top 40 format in November 2007 and flipped to "Fly 92.9", a "We Play Everything"-type Adult hits format, making WDKF the only CHR station in Dayton. The "Channel" branding was used previously in the late 1960s by sister station WONE (AM) "Channel 98" for its then-Top 40 format when it competed with WGTZ's AM sister WING.
In May 2009,
WDKF previously broadcast "Dayton's New Joints" on its HD-2 subchannel before going silent. Currently, on their HD-2 channel, is the IHeartRadio Smooth Jazz format.
On May 24, 2011, Clear Channel announced that WDKF would swap signals with sister station
On September 17, 2012, WDKF changed its call letters to WCHD to go with the "Channel 9-9-9" branding. Channel 9-9-9 has since hired a local afternoon disc jockey and its music is now being programmed by a local program director, Steven Lewis, from 6am - 10pm. This gives Channel 9-9-9 more of a local flavor compared to most Premium Choice [Clear Channel] stations. The station previously broadcast "Dayton's New Joints" on its HD-2 subchannel before going silent. Currently, the HD-2 channel carries the IHeartRadio Smooth Jazz format.
WCHD was the original call sign of what is now WDMK 105.9 FM in Detroit, Michigan.
References
- ^ "HD Radio station guide for Dayton, OH". Archived from the original on 2016-09-14.
- ^ "R&R-1996-08-16" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com.
- ^ "Frequency Swap in Dayton". radioinsight.com.
External links
- Channel 99.9
- Greater Cincinnati Radio Guide
- WCHD in the FCC FM station database
- WCHD in Nielsen Audio's FM station database