WWDR

WWDR

City	Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Frequency	1080 kHz
Branding	News Talk 97.1 - 105.9
Programming
Format	News/Talk
Affiliations	ABC Radio
Ownership
Owner	Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC
Sister stations	WSMY
History
First air date	March 20, 1965[1]
Technical information
Facility ID	56666
Class	D
Power	930 watts day only
Transmitter coordinates	36°26′24.00″N 77°8′10.00″W / 36.4400000°N 77.1361111°W / 36.4400000; -77.1361111
Translator(s)	105.9 W290DE (Murfreesboro)
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.roanokenewstalk.com

WWDR (1080 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Murfreesboro, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC. The call letters were the one alternate after the FCC turned down the original five requested call letters. WWDR stands for the first names of the station's founders, "We're Wally, Don & Ray...WWDR. WWDR simulcasts the programming of WSMY,Weldon, North Carolina. The stations are branded as NC Sports Radio AM 1400 & AM 1080. The stations carry sports news and talk programming from CBS Sports Radio and FOX Sports Radio. They also carry Roanoke Rapids High School Football, NC State University Sports and Washington Redskins Football. NC Sports Radio AM 1400 & AM 1080 stream programming at ncsportsradio.com.^{[citation needed]}

1080 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency, on which KOAN, KRLD, and WTIC share Class A status. WWDR must leave the air from sunset to sunrise to prevent nighttime skywave interference to those Class A stations.

References[]

External links[]

• WWDR in the FCC AM station database
• WWDR on Radio-Locator
• WWDR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

• W290DE in the FCC FM station database
• W290DE on Radio-Locator

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