| Broadcast area | Central Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 94.5MHz (HD Radio) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Subchannels | HD2:Christian radio "HOPE Music for the Heart!"[1] |
| Affiliations | SRN News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WDAC Radio Company |
| History | |
First air date | December 13, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-12-13)[2] |
Former call signs | WLPH (1959) |
Call sign meaning | Dean Alan Crawford, son of the founder.[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71309 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 19,000watts |
| HAAT | 247 meters (810 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°53′46.3″N76°14′20.8″W / 39.896194°N 76.239111°W /39.896194; -76.239111 (WDAC) |
| Translator(s) | See§ Translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WDAC (94.5FM) is acommercialradio station licensed toLancaster, Pennsylvania, known as "Hope 94.5." It is owned by the WDAC Radio Company and broadcasts aChristian radioformat.[4]Christian Adult Contemporary music is heard in morningdrive time and late evenings. Other hours featureChristian talk and teaching shows fromDavid Jeremiah,Jim Daly,Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth,Alistair Begg,Chuck Swindoll and others. WDAC'sradio studios andtransmitter are on Lancaster Pike inNew Providence.[4][5]
WDAC has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 19,000watts.[6] It broadcasts usingHD Radio technology. Its HD2digital subchannel has aChristian radio format with the slogan "HOPE Music for the Heart!"[7]
TheFederal Communications Commission (FCC) granted Percy B. Crawford aconstruction permit for a new FM station on April 15, 1959. The originalcall sign wasWLPH. On May 25, 1959, the call sign was changed toWDAC.[8]
WDACsigned on for first time on December 13, 1959.[2] It was granted its first license on August 1, 1960.[8] On December 16, 1960, the FCC granted a reassignment of the station's license to Ruth Marjorie Crawford following the death of Percy Crawford.[8]
On June 19, 1973, the FCC granted a voluntary reassignment of the station's license to the WDAC Radio Company, effective July 2, 1973.[8] From its earliest days, the station has broadcast a Christian radio format.
WDAC programming is broadcast on the followingtranslators:
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | State | Facility ID | Class | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Transmitter coordinates | Rebroadcasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W246BI | 97.1 | Middletown | Delaware | 156585 | D | 80 | 50.5 m (166 ft) | 39°32′4.4″N75°42′35.8″W / 39.534556°N 75.709944°W /39.534556; -75.709944 (W246BI) | WDAC |
| W280CP | 103.9 | Wagontown | Pennsylvania | 71312 | D | 5 | 10 m (33 ft) | 40°00′44.3″N75°50′32.8″W / 40.012306°N 75.842444°W /40.012306; -75.842444 (W280CP) | WDAC |
| W284BF | 104.7 | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | 144103 | D | 200 | 240 m (790 ft) | 39°53′46.0″N76°14′21.0″W / 39.896111°N 76.239167°W /39.896111; -76.239167 (W284BF) | WDAC-HD2[7] |
| W300BZ | 107.9 | Reading | Pennsylvania | 87062 | D | 250 | 239.5 m (786 ft) | 40°21′15.9″N75°53′55.7″W / 40.354417°N 75.898806°W /40.354417; -75.898806 (W300BZ) | WDAC-HD2[7] |
WDAC is short-spaced to three otherClass B stations:WDSD 94.7Dover, Delaware;WIAD 94.7Bethesda, Maryland; andWPST 94.5Trenton, New Jersey.
WDSD and WIAD operate on 94.7 MHz, a first adjacent channel to WDAC. The distance between WDAC's transmitter and WDSD's transmitter is 60 miles, while the distance between WDAC's transmitter and WIAD's transmitter is 79 miles, as determined by FCC rules.[9] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on first adjacent channels according to currentFCC rules is 105 miles.[10]
WDAC and WPST operate on the same channel and the distance between the two stations' transmitters is 76 miles as determined by FCC rules.[9] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on the same channel according to currentFCC rules is 150 miles.[10]