WCDK
City | Cadiz, Ohio |
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Broadcast area | Steubenville, Ohio Wheeling, West Virginia |
Frequency | 106.3 MHz |
Branding | 106.3 The River |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hits |
Affiliations | Ohio State Sports Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Cody Barack (Ohio Midland Newsgroup, LLC) |
WEIR | |
History | |
First air date | August 17, 1990 |
Former call signs | WFNN (1990) WWYS (1990-1993) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 40874 |
Class | A |
ERP | 2,700 watts |
HAAT | 151 meters (495 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°15′14.00″N 80°50′35.00″W / 40.2538889°N 80.8430556°W |
Links | |
Website | 1063theriver.com |
WCDK (106.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Cadiz, Ohio, United States, the station serves the Steubenville, Ohio and Wheeling, West Virginia, area. The station is currently owned by Cody Barack, through licensee Ohio Midland Newsgroup, LLC.[1] WCDK broadcasts a classic hits music radio format.[2]
WCDK is the flagship station for Steubenville High School football.
History[]
The roots of this station date back to March 17, 1980, when the construction permit was first applied for. The application was granted on May 23, 1983 to Cadiz Broadcasting, Inc., a company headed by Randall M. O'Grady. However, the station would not sign on the air under this company's ownership, largely due to its inability to acquire a suitable tower site from which to broadcast.
The station went on the air as WFNN on 1990-08-17. On 1990-10-08, the station changed its call sign to WWYS. On 1993-09-01 to the current WCDK,[3]
On August 2, 2017, Priority Communications of Ohio filed an application with the FCC to sell WEIR and WCDK to Ohio Midland Newsgroup, LLC of Bellaire, Ohio. The company is headed by Cody Barack and has no other broadcast interests. The sale was consummated on October 31, 2017 at a price of $700,000.
References[]
- ^ "WCDK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WCDK Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "WCDK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links[]
- 1984 Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook
- WCDK in the FCC FM station database
- WCDK on Radio-Locator
- WCDK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Radio stations in Ohio
- Classic hits radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1990
- Ohio radio station stubs