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| Broadcast area | Metro Charleston |
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| Frequency | 95.7 FMMHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Roots Town Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | September 6,2014[1] |
Last air date | October 20, 2014[2] |
Former call signs | WXDB-LP (2014)[3] |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 192983 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 17watts |
| HAAT | 72 meters (236 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°22′34.0″N81°39′24.0″W / 38.376111°N 81.656667°W /38.376111; -81.656667 |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
WXDB-LP (95.7FM) was anAmericana andAdult Album Alternative music formattedbroadcastradio station licensed toCharleston, West Virginia and served Metro Charleston.[5] WXDB-LP was owned and operated by Roots Town Radio, Inc.[6]
The station's short history began on February 18, 2014 when Roots Town Radio, Inc. filed the initial paperwork for aLow-Power FM radio station.[7] The station was part of theFederal Communications Commission "LPFM filing window" in October 2013.[8]
On February 21, Roots Town Radio began raising funds to construct the station throughcrowdfunding websiteIndiegogo.[9] The company also received a $9,000 grant from the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation.[10]
Thecall sign WXDB-LP was issued for the station on February 25, 2014.[3] WXDB-LP was originally to begin broadcasting on August 25,[11] but instead launched on September 6, 2014.[1]
On October 20, 2014, WXDB-LP fell silent as owner Roots Town Radio, Inc. requested the station's construction permit and call sign be cancelled.[2][12] A message on the station's website stated the station was "off the air for good" and thanked the public for their support.[13]
Dysfunction within the station's leadership led to the station's demise.[2] Roots Town Radio President Dawn Warner and Vice President/Station Manager Burr Beard wrestled for control of the station in the weeks leading up to the station falling silent.[2] On-Air volunteers called the station a "toxic environment".[2]
Former volunteerDJs of WXDB-LP have agreed to join another Low-Power FM station once it launches.[2][14]