WFDR (1370 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. It is licensed to serve Manchester, Georgia, United States, south-southwest of metro Atlanta. The station is currently owned by Legacy Media Holdings, LLC.[2]
Broadcast area | Atlanta Southside area |
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Frequency | 1370 kHz |
Branding | Fox FM |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hits |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks United Stations Radio Networks |
Ownership | |
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WBAF, WEKS, WMDG | |
History | |
First air date | June 1957 |
Call sign meaning | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 53678 |
Class | D |
Power | 2,300 watts day 28 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°53′14″N 84°35′54″W / 32.887222°N 84.59833°W |
Translator(s) | 97.3 W247CJ (Manchester) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | myfoxfm.com |
The stations' call letters WFDR are a reference to former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had his Little White House vacation home in nearby Warm Springs, Georgia.
As of September 12, 2016, WFDR is being relayed on FM translator W247CJ at 97.3 MHz.
In or around 2019, Christopher Murray's Georgia Radio Alliance acquired WFDR and flipped it to "Fox FM" with a Classic Hits format resembling its Macon/Warner Robins area sister station WBML. In January 2021, WFDR began simulcasting on 102.1 W271CV in Atlanta via 96.1 WWPW-HD4.
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFDR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WFDR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 53678 (WFDR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WFDR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 148547 (W247CJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W247CJ at FCCdata.org