WDBC
WDBC (680 AM) is a radio station licensed to Escanaba, Michigan broadcasting a full-service format featuring news, talk and adult contemporary music.
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| Broadcast area | (Daytime) (Nighttime) |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 680 kHz |
| Branding | 94.5 FM & AM 680 WDBC |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft adult contemporary, news, talk |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Genesis Communications Network United Stations Radio Networks USA Radio Network Westwood One Detroit Tigers Radio Network Michigan Radio Network Michigan IMG Sports Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WYKX | |
| History | |
First air date | 1941 (at 1490) |
Former frequencies | 1490 kHz (1941-1950) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 35115 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 6,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Translator(s) | 94.5 W233CT (Escanaba) |
| Links | |
| Website | escanabaradiogroup |
WDBC is Upper Michigan's most powerful AM radio station in terms of signal strength; its 10,000-watt daytime signal can be heard from Iron River in the west to St. Ignace in the east, and as far away as Green Bay, Wisconsin and Manistee, Michigan. On November 17, 2016, WDBC was granted a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to decrease day power to 6,000 watts.[1]
FM Translator
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W233CT | 94.5 FM | Escanaba, Michigan | 203228 | 250 | D | LMS |
WDBC has broadcast a variety of popular music formats over the years. In the 1970s it was a Top 40 music station and an affiliate of Casey Kasem's American Top 40 countdown show. In the 1980s and into the early 1990s, the station played Adult contemporary music. The station later went oldies and then standards, using the Music of Your Life format and then Jones Radio Networks' Jones Standards.
On September 30, 2008, Jones Radio Network discontinued Jones Standards following its purchase by Triton Media Group, owner of the Dial Global stable of 24/7 formats. Like many other Jones Standards outlets, WDBC switched over to Dial Global's "Adult Standards" (America's Best Music) network.
At midnight on February 10. 2020, WDBC discontinued Dial Global's "Adult Standards" (America's Best Music) network in favor of a format which included a mixture of adult standards and more contemporary music.
References
- "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission. November 17, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
External links
- WDBC in the FCC AM station database
- WDBC on Radio-Locator
- WDBC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W233CT in the FCC FM station database
- W233CT on Radio-Locator
- Michiguide.com - WDBC History
- FCC History Cards for WDBC