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WDLD

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Rhythmic contemporary radio station in Halfway, Maryland

WDLD
Broadcast area
Frequency96.7MHz
BrandingLive 96-7
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatRhythmic contemporary
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
January 1965 (60 years ago) (1965-01)[1]
Former call signs
  • WHAG-FM (1965–1970)
  • WQCM (1970)
  • WHAG-FM (1970–1974)
  • WQCM (1974–2002)[1]
Call sign meaning
Sounds like "Wild" (former branding)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID23469
ClassA
Power4,800 watts
HAAT50 meters (160 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°37′3.0″N77°44′17.0″W / 39.617500°N 77.738056°W /39.617500; -77.738056
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitewww.live967.com

WDLD (96.7FM, "Live 96-7") is an commercial American radio stationlicensed toHalfway, Maryland. Owned byAlpha Media, it broadcasts arhythmic contemporary format servingHagerstown, Maryland.[3]

History

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The station went on the air as WHAG-FM in January 1965. In 1974, the station changed its call sign to WQCM. On August 27, 2002, the station changed its call sign to the current WDLD.

In 1975, WQCM changed their format from country music to album-oriented rock.[4]

On March 28, 1977, WQCM changed their format from album-oriented rock back to Top 40/CHR, branded as "97-Q".[5]

On August 5, WQCM moved down the dial from 96.7 to 94.3. On August 27, the call letters were changed to WDLD, and the station adopted arhythmic contemporary format asWild 96-7.[6][7]

On November 1, 2018, WDLD rebranded fromWild 96-7 toLive 96-7, segueing from rhythmic contemporary to a mainstream CHR format while retaining as a rhythmic Top 40 station.[8]

References

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  1. ^ab"FCC History Cards for WDLD".
  2. ^"Facility Technical Data for WDLD".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^"WDLD Facility Record".Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^"1977-BC-YB"(PDF).Broadcasting/Cablecasting. 1977. p. C-96. RetrievedJanuary 9, 2025.
  5. ^"1978-BC-YB"(PDF).Broadcasting/Cablecasting. 1978. p. C-99. RetrievedDecember 31, 2024.
  6. ^"Format Changes & Updates",The M-Street Journal. August 28, 2002. p. 13. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  7. ^"Radio One Still Makes Headlines",Billboard. September 6, 2002. p. 3. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  8. ^"Wild 96.7 Hagerstown Rebrands As Live 96.7".RadioInsight. November 2, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2019.

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