WDEL-FM
VSiN | |
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | January 15, 1972 (as WNNN) |
Former call signs | WNNN (1972–1997) WJKS (1997–2015) |
Call sign meaning | Delaware (from parent station WDEL) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 51136 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,300 watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters (299 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°25′53.6″N 75°20′12.0″W / 39.431556°N 75.336667°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | [/https://listen.streamon.fm/wdelam] |
| Website | wdel.com |
WDEL-FM (101.7
The station's FM transmitter is located on Macanippuck Road in Greenwich Township.[1] But the signal extends from South Jersey into Northern Delaware, allowing listeners in the Wilmington area to hear WDEL's programming on FM as well as AM. Studios and offices are located on Shipley Road in Wilmington.
Programming and sports
WDEL-AM-FM airs local talk and information shows as well as
WDEL-AM-FM carries Philadelphia Phillies baseball, Philadelphia Eagles football, plus other local and national sports. WDEL-AM-FM airs Wesley College football and numerous New Castle County high school football and basketball games. On weekends, WDEL-AM-FM also carries some sports programming from the VSiN Radio Network.
History
On January 15, 1972, the station
QC Communications purchased the station on July 1, 1997, for $1.8 million.[2] It briefly adopted a middle of the road (MOR) music format. On October 1, 1997, the station switched to urban adult contemporary music as "Kiss 101.7", using the call sign WJKS.[3] In December 2014, QC Communications announced it would sell WJKS to Delmarva Broadcasting.[4] As the license transfer was being completed, Delmarva began a local marketing agreement (LMA) to take over the running of WJKS, effective January 1, 2015.
On April 1, 2015, at 10:02PM, Delmarva flipped WJKS to a simulcast of 1150 WDEL.[5][6][7] A call sign change to WDEL-FM took effect the next day.[8] (In the 1950s and 60s, the WDEL-FM call letters had been used on 93.7 WSTW, which is co-owned with WDEL-AM-FM.)
The sale to Delmarva Broadcasting was consummated on June 30, 2015, at a price of $3.25 million for WDEL-FM and sister station
Forever Media bought Delmarva Broadcasting in early 2019 for $18.5-million. The deal closed on May 20, 2019.
See also
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WDEL-FM
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1998 page D-280
- ^ "New Jersey FM Radio History" from radiohistory.com
- ^ "FCC Application"
- ^ "Wake Up With WDEL Now At 101.7FM" from wdel.com (April 2, 2015)
- ^ "WDEL To Get Simulcast" from Radio World (March 31, 2015)
- ^ "WJKS to Become WDEL Simulcast" from Radio Insight (March 26, 2015)
- ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
External links
- WDEL in the FCC FM station database
- WDEL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database