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| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
| Frequency | 101.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 101-3 2WD |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
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| History | |
First air date | June 1, 1962; 62 years ago (1962-06-01) |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 40753 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 152 meters (499 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°49′41.0″N76°15′5.0″W / 36.828056°N 76.251389°W /36.828056; -76.251389 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
WWDE-FM (101.3MHz) is a commercial radio stationlicensed toHampton, Virginia, and serving theHampton Roads area. WWDE-FM airs anadult contemporary radio format. he station is owned and operated byAudacy, Inc.[2]
WWDE-FM has studios and offices on Clearfield Avenue inVirginia Beach, and itstransmitter is off East Indian River Road inNorfolk.
The station firstsigned on the air on June 1, 1962, owned by Dick Lamb, Larry Saunders and Gene Loving.[3] During the 1970s, it was co-owned with WVEC (1490 AM, nowWXTG) andWVEC-TV. Its call letters were WVHR, and it aired amiddle of the road music format, sometimessimulcast with its AMsister station. Its longtimeadult contemporary format started on July 31, 1978, with Lamb and sidekick Paul Richardson hosting the "2WD Breakfast Bunch" until January 28, 2005. Both have moved to rivalWTWV-FM.[4]
In May 1987, a WWDE overnight DJ, Debbie Dicus, was murdered in broad daylight while tending to her garden in a public park in Hampton. Her tragic murder is noted on aForensic Files episode, "Garden of Evil".[5]
On December 26, 2006, WWDE shifted tosoft adult contemporary, but retained the "2WD" moniker.[6] On April 1, 2013, WWDE shifted back to mainstreamadult contemporary, and rebranded as "The New 101.3 2WD".
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