WDAC

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WDAC
WDAC logo.jpg
CityLancaster, Pennsylvania
Broadcast areaLancaster County, Pennsylvania
Frequency94.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
FormatChristian radio
SubchannelsHD2: Christian radio "HOPE Music for the Heart!"[1]
AffiliationsMoody Broadcasting; Salem Communications
Ownership
OwnerWDAC Radio Company
History
First air date
December 13, 1959[2]
Former call signs
WLPH (1959)
Call sign meaning
Dean Alan Crawford[2]
Technical information
Facility ID71309
ClassB
ERP19,000 watts
HAAT247 meters (810 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°53′46.3″N 76°14′20.8″W / 39.896194°N 76.239111°W / 39.896194; -76.239111 (WDAC)Coordinates: 39°53′46.3″N 76°14′20.8″W / 39.896194°N 76.239111°W / 39.896194; -76.239111 (WDAC)
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
Websitewww.wdac.com

WDAC (94.5 FM) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by WDAC Radio Company and broadcasts a Christian radio format featuring programming from Salem Communications.[3]

WDAC uses HD Radio and broadcasts a Christian radio format with the slogan "HOPE Music for the Heart!" on its HD2 subchannel.[4]

History[]

The Federal Communications Commission granted Percy B. Crawford a construction permit for the station on April 15, 1959 with the WLPH call sign. On May 25, 1959, the call sign was changed to WDAC.[5]

WDAC signed on for first time on December 13, 1959,[2] and was granted its first license on August 1, 1960.[5] On December 16, 1960, the FCC granted an involuntarily reassignment of the station's license to Ruth Marjorie Crawford following the death of Percy Crawford.[5]

On June 19, 1973, the FCC granted a voluntary reassignment of the station's license to W.D.A.C. Radio Company, effective July 2, 1973.[5]

Translators[]

WDAC programming is broadcast on the following translators:

Call sign Frequency
(MHz) 		City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W) 		Height
(m (ft)) 		Transmitter coordinates Rebroadcasts
W246BI 97.1 Middletown Delaware 156585 D 80 50.5 m (166 ft) 39°32′4.4″N 75°42′35.8″W / 39.534556°N 75.709944°W / 39.534556; -75.709944 (W246BI) WDAC
W280CP 103.9 Wagontown Pennsylvania 71312 D 5 10 m (33 ft) 40°00′44.3″N 75°50′32.8″W / 40.012306°N 75.842444°W / 40.012306; -75.842444 (W280CP) WDAC
W284BF 104.7 Lancaster Pennsylvania 144103 D 200 240 m (790 ft) 39°53′46.0″N 76°14′21.0″W / 39.896111°N 76.239167°W / 39.896111; -76.239167 (W284BF) WDAC-HD2[4]
W300BZ 107.9 Reading Pennsylvania 87062 D 250 239.5 m (786 ft) 40°21′15.9″N 75°53′55.7″W / 40.354417°N 75.898806°W / 40.354417; -75.898806 (W300BZ) WDAC-HD2[4]

Signal note[]

WDAC is short-spaced to three other Class B stations: WDSD 94.7 WDSD (licensed to serve Dover, Delaware), WIAD 94.7 The Drive (licensed to serve Bethesda, Maryland) and WPST 94-5 PST (licensed to serve Trenton, New Jersey).

WDSD and WIAD operate on 94.7 MHz, a first adjacent channel to WDAC. The distance between WDAC's transmitter and WDSD's transmitter is 60 miles, while the distance between WDAC's transmitter and WIAD's transmitter is 79 miles, as determined by FCC rules.[6] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on first adjacent channels according to current FCC rules is 105 miles.[7]

WDAC and WPST operate on the same channel and the distance between the two stations' transmitters is 76 miles as determined by FCC rules.[6] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on the same channel according to current FCC rules is 150 miles.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Streaming WDAC". Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. ^ a b c "History [WDAC]". wdac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  3. ^ "WDAC Facility Record". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  4. ^ a b c "Hope 94.5 HD2". hope945.com. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  5. ^ a b c d "History Cards for WDAC". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  6. ^ a b "Reference points and distance computations. 47 CFR § 73.208". Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  7. ^ a b "Minimum distance separation between stations. 47 CFR § 73.207(b)(1)" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-03-06.

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