WDRU

WDRU
Broadcast area
Frequency1030 kHz
BrandingAM 1030 the Truth
Programming
FormatChristian radio
Ownership
OwnerTruth Broadcasting Corporation
WTRU, WCRU, WLES, KUTR
History
First air date
September 1, 1989; 35 years ago (1989-09-01)[1]
Former call signs
  • WBZN (1984–1987)
  • WFTK (1987–2005)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53104
ClassD
Power50,000 watts daytime only
Transmitter coordinates
36°10′43.52″N 78°45′29.02″W / 36.1787556°N 78.7580611°W / 36.1787556; -78.7580611
Translator(s)See § Translators
Repeater(s)103.9 WNNL-HD2 (Fuquay-Varina)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.truthnetwork.com/station/wdru/

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

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

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 35°59′54.5″N 78°51′20″W / 35.998472°N 78.85556°W / 35.998472; -78.85556 (W288BU) LMS Relays WDRU
W289BD 105.7 FM Raleigh, North Carolina 152721 250 120.1 m (394 ft) D 35°47′21.5″N 78°40′44″W / 35.789306°N 78.67889°W / 35.789306; -78.67889 (W289BD) LMS Relays WNNL-HD2
W293DV 106.5 FM Wake Forest, North Carolina 20706 50 0 m (0 ft) D 36°0′47.5″N 78°31′11″W / 36.013194°N 78.51972°W / 36.013194; -78.51972 (W293DV) LMS Relays WDRU

References

  1. ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-331. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDRU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest IMG Sports Network Announces New Broadcast Team and Affiliates". wakeforestsports.com. August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  4. ^ Swartz, Deven (March 12, 2012). "101.1 WZTK dropping talk format". Fox8 WGHP. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  5. ^ David Ranii, "Spanish radio station sold", News & Observer, March 25, 2005.
  6. ^ "WDRU Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  7. ^ "Truth and Liberty get together for swap meet". RBR.com. January 9, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  8. ^ "W288BU Radio Station Information". Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  9. ^ "W289BD Radio Station Information". Retrieved January 4, 2013.


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