WBDK

WBDK (96.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Algoma, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves Brown, Door and Kewaunee counties. The station is currently owned by Bryan Mazur, through licensee Mazur, LLC.[2]

WBDK
Broadcast areaGreen Bay, Wisconsin
Frequency96.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: Classic country
Ownership
Owner
  • Bryan Mazur
  • (Mazur, LLC)
WRKU, WRLU, WSBW
History
First air date
November 5, 1986 (as WOMA at 96.5)
Former call signs
WOMA (1986–1992)
Former frequencies
96.5 MHz (1986-1992)
Call sign meaning
Brown, Door, and Kewaunee Counties[1]
Technical information
Facility ID48848
ClassC3
ERP8,000 watts
HAAT164 meters (538 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°42′26.00″N 87°24′26.00″W
Translator(s)HD2: 103.3 W277BP (Sturgeon Bay)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Websitedoorcountydailynews.com/wbdk
doorcountydailynews.com/the-clipper (HD2)

WOMA

The station went on the air as WOMA on 5 November 1986 on the 96.5 MHz frequency by D & M Broadcasting. The station struggled for years and was sold in 1989 to Wheeler Broadcasting in Shawano, WI, who slowly introduced country music format by mixing it with its then-oldies format and progressed to make it all-country. Due to the large distance of other Wheeler Broadcasting holdings in relation to WOMA, Wheeler unloaded it to Nicolet Broadcasting in 1992 for $150,000.[3]

Sale and changes

Shortly after the sale, offices were moved to Luxemburg, Wisconsin to be closer to Green Bay, Wisconsin. The format changed to a "soft oldies" (Big Bands/Adult Standards of the 1940s through the 1960s). The frequency was later changed to 96.7 MHz in order to increase their broadcast range and call sign changed to the current WBDK.[4]

WBDK broadcasts in HD Radio and features a classic country format on its secondary HD2 channel. The HD2 programming is relayed on translator W277BP 103.3 FM, licensed to Sturgeon Bay. W277BP was formerly a translator of religious broadcaster WRVM Suring, Wisconsin.

Nicolet Broadcasting sold WBDK, its translator, and three sister stations to Mazur, LLC effective December 2, 2019 for $1.5 million.

References
  1. Call Letter Origins on Nelson.OldRadio.com (accessed 7/9/2020)
  2. "WBDK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. WBDK's Public File in Sturgeon Bay, WI
  4. "WBDK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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