WDRU
| File:WDRU Truth 1030 logo.png | |
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|---|---|
| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 1030 kHz |
| Branding | AM 1030 the Truth |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Truth Broadcasting Corporation |
| WTRU, WCRU, WLES, KUTR | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1, 1989[1] |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53104 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 50,000 watts daytime only |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Translator | See § Translators |
| Repeater | 103.9 WNNL-HD2 (Fuquay-Varina) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WDRU (1030 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Creedmoor, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Raleigh–Durham area. The station is owned by Truth Broadcasting Corporation.
WDRU broadcasts Wake Forest Demon Deacons sports programming, beginning with the 2012 football season. Its parent company, Truth Broadcasting, reached a deal with WEGO in Winston-Salem and WKEW in Greensboro to provide coverage along the I-40 corridor, which had been covered by WZTK before flipping to Spanish programming.[3][4]
History
[edit | edit source]WFTK was a Christian radio station and later aired Spanish language programming before Truth Broadcasting changed to the current format.[5]
The station was licensed as WBZN in 1984, but signed on September 1, 1989[1] as WFTK, owned by the Baker Family Stations, from studios along North Carolina Highway 56 in Butner. On May 3, 2005, WFTK became WDRU.[6]
Originally licensed to Wake Forest, the station moved its license to Creedmoor in 2005. It also altered its signal pattern in order to better serve listeners in the western portion of the Triangle (Durham, Chapel Hill).
Translators
[edit | edit source]WDRU broadcasts during daytime hours only unlike its sister station, WTRU in the Greensboro/Winston-Salem market. This is to protect WBZ in Boston. However, the station does operate FM translators, all of which broadcast 24 hours.[7][8][9] The station is also heard in HD Radio at 103.9-2, WNNL HD2.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W288BU | 105.5 FM | Durham, North Carolina | 154202 | 250 | 130.6 m (428 ft) | D | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | LMS | Relays WDRU |
| W289BD | 105.7 FM | Raleigh, North Carolina | 152721 | 250 | 120.1 m (394 ft) | D | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | LMS | Relays WNNL-HD2 |
| W293DV | 106.5 FM | Wake Forest, North Carolina | 20706 | 50 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | LMS | Relays WDRU |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ David Ranii, "Spanish radio station sold", News & Observer, March 25, 2005.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 53104 (WDRU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WDRU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 154202 (W288BU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W288BU at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 152721 (W289BD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W289BD at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 20706 (W293DV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W293DV at FCCdata.org
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