WZDA
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| History | |
First air date | June 18, 1962 (as WHBM) |
Former call signs | WHBM (1962-1978) WDJX (1978-1981) WDJX-FM (1981-1983) WYMJ-FM (1983-1994) WRVF (1994-1995) WXEG (1995-2015) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 67689 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,900 watts |
| HAAT | 146 meters (479 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°43′19.00″N 84°12′33.00″W / 39.7219444°N 84.2091667°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | newcountry1039fm |
WZDA (103.9
History
WHBM (1962-1978)
WZDA began as WHBM on June 18, 1962, under license to Xenia, Ohio; the WHBM call letters stood for "Harry B. Miller", the station's owner and general manager.[4] WHBM was the FM sister station to AM station WELX in Xenia and WERM in Wapakoneta.[citation needed] WELX and WHBM began operations in the late 1960s with a middle of the road format, then switching in the early 1970s to progressive jazz and soul gospel. WHBM_FM, began operations first in 1962 from the second floor above "The Dutch Oven" bakery on North Detroit St., in Xenia. WELX began operations several years later. Both stations eventually operated from the WELX transmitter site adjacent to U.S. Route 35 off June Drive in Xenia. Both stations miraculously survived the April 3, 1974, tornado which ravaged Xenia and nearby Beavercreek. However, a fire destroyed the small studio/transmitter building around 1977, thus WELX and WHBM both went silent.
WDJX (1978-1982)
Both stations along with WERM were sold in 1978 to separate owners with WELX (now
WYMJ (1982-1992)
In 1982 WDJX moved its studios (and eventually its city of license) to Beavercreek, later becoming
WRVF (1992-1995)
By 1992, the station became WRVF "The River" with a country format before being overshadowed by the former WHIO-FM becoming WHKO "K-99.1 FM",[citation needed].
WXEG (1995-2015)
In late August 1995, the station became "103.9 The Edge",
On January 1, 1998, "103.9 The Edge" became "103.9 The X", retaining the Alternative format but rebranding due to a dispute with a consultant who owned the trademark of "The Edge."
By 2010, WXEG changed formats to active rock as it was moved to the Mediabase active rock panel, but by 2015, it returned to the Alternative panel after phasing out the harder rock product.
WZDA (2015-present)
On August 28, 2015, WXEG completed the move back to alternative rock, rebranding as "Alt 103-9".[6] The station changed its call sign to the current WZDA on September 28, 2015.
On November 24, 2021, at 6 a.m., after playing a block of "goodbye"-themed songs (specifically "
WZDA in HD
The station started broadcasting in HD Radio on February 2, 2006.[12]
- HD1 is a simulcast of its analog audio and
- HD2 broadcasts an adult hits format as "The Lake". The station broadcasts using the MP1 service mode.
Concerts
WXEG held an annual X-Fest every year from 1996 to 2012. The X-Fest was cancelled in 2012 just weeks before the event was to take place[13] and has not taken place since.
References
- ^ 103.9 The Bull Debuts In Dayton
- ^ "HD Radio Station Guide for Dayton, OH". Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ "Local HD Radio Stations in San Francisco, CA". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ Radio Guide 1964 [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vox Jox". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 38. September 9, 1995. p. 118.
- ^ WXEG Dayton Rebrands As Alt 103.9
- ^ Your home for the Holidays, Christmas
- ^ "Home". christmas1039.iheart.com.
- ^ Alt 103.9 Dayton Gives Way To Christmas Music
- ^ "103.9 The Bull Debuts In Dayton". RadioInsight. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ Dayton’s Bull Quickly Rebrands To New Country 103.9 Radioinsight - January 14, 2022
- ^ Clear Channel
- ^ Prepare to be shaken and stirred at X-Fest's '007' concert
External links
- New Country 103.9
- WZDA in the FCC FM station database
- WZDA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database