WYND (AM)
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Format | Christian radio |
Ownership | |
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History | |
First air date | January 8, 1957 |
Former call signs | WOOO (1957–1973) WKKX (1973–1980) WDLF (1980–1984) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 7741 |
Class | D |
Power | 10,400 watts days 115 watts nights |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°59′57.00″N 81°17′54.00″W / 28.9991667°N 81.2983333°W |
Translator(s) | 96.1 W241CZ (DeLand) |
Links | |
Website | wynd-radio.com |
WYND (1310
By day, WYND is powered at 10,400
Programming
WYND airs a mix of
National religious leaders whose shows are heard on WYND include Charles Stanley, J. Vernon McGee, Adrian Rogers, Joyce Meyer, Chuck Swindoll and David Jeremiah. WYND seeks donations on the air and on its website.
History
WOOO
The
The power increase was completed in 1958. In November 1961, the station was sold to Polaris Broadcasting, Inc., only to later be put into receivership in September 1964. That year, the license was transferred to receiver Brian Tolby, operating the station as Shom Broadcasters.
WKKX, WDLF
In October 1967, the station was granted pre-sunrise authority, which allowed it to operate at 500 watts two hours prior to local sunrise. On May 3, 1973, the station changed its call letters to WKKX, and its ownership to DeLand Broadcasters, Incorporated. Studios were also moved to 700 Highway 92 in DeLand, but were later re-located to 1181⁄2 North Boulevard in DeLand. In 1978, the station came under new ownership by Mid-Florida Broadcasting Company.
The station was assigned the call letters WDLF on December 22, 1980, months after coming under new ownership but the licensee name was retained as Mid-Florida Broadcasting Company briefly before the change in name to West Volusia Communications Corporation.
WYND
On April 6, 1984, not long after its sale from West Volusia Communications to John Locke, the station changed its call sign to the current WYND.[5] In December 1986, the station was sold to Dr. D. Stephen Hollis for $255,000 and coming under control of station general manager Buddy Tucker some years later. At some point around this time, studios were co-located with the station's transmitter facility along East Taylor Road.
WYND was granted limited nighttime power of 95 watts, allowing it to stay on the air around-the-clock if desired. In 2006, WYND was granted a construction permit to increase its power to its current values. In August 2018, Buddy Tucker Associates agreed to sell WYND to its current owner. The FCC granted to transfer of license on October 12, 2018.
Translator
WYND is rebroadcast over F.M. translator station W241CZ.
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT |
Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W241CZ | 96.1 FM | Deland, Florida |
202630 | 250 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | 28°58′31″N 81°18′1.5″W / 28.97528°N 81.300417°W | LMS |
References
- ^ "WYND Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WYND-AM
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W241CZ
- ^ CFLRadio.net’s entry for WYND; retrieves July 18, 2019.
- ^ "WYND Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- FCC History Cards - WYND
- WYND in the FCC AM station database
- WYND in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W241CZ in the FCC FM station database