WCDL

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WCDL
Simulcasting WICK Scranton
Broadcast area Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Frequency 1440 kHz
BrandingThe Mothership
Programming
Format Oldies
Affiliations Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
Ownership
OwnerBold Gold Media Group
WTRW, WICK, WYCK, WWRR, WPSN, WDNH-FM, WYCY, WDNB
History
First air date
January 1950
Call sign meaning
CarbonDaLe
Technical information
Facility ID 58316
Class D
Power 5,000 watts day
37 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 41°33′23″N75°29′7″W / 41.55639°N 75.48528°W / 41.55639; -75.48528
Translator(s) 106.7 W294BJ (Honesdale)
107.9 W300DQ (Carbondale)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website WCDL Online

WCDL (1440 AM) is a radio station licensed to Carbondale, Pennsylvania. The station operates with 5,000 watts daytime and 37 Watts nighttime with a non-directional antenna. The Federal Communications Commission considers WCDL a Class D AM broadcast station. Bold Gold Media Group is the current owner of WCDL.

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History

The station flipped formats from adult standards to a mix of Tropical and Spanish language adult contemporary [1] format in August 2007 [2] branded as "Caliente" (translation from Spanish into English as "Hot") to serve the region's growing Hispanic population. [3] Former sister station WNAK, 730 kHz, located in Nanticoke, started simulcasting WCDL programming in October 2007. [1]

In late 2008 WCDL returned to the adult standards format, [4] simulcasting with WNAK 730 kHz under the slogan "The Greatest Music of All Time".

As of 2011, WCDL was simulcasting with WICK and WYCK with sports as "The Game".

On March 8, 2020 WCDL changed their format from sports to oldies, branded as "The Mothership", simulcasting WICK 1400 AM Scranton.

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References

  1. 1 2 "More 'Caliente' For Northeast Pennsylvania". Hispanic Market Weekly (Coral Gables, Florida). Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  2. ↑ Fybush, Scott. "Northeast Radio Watch" . Retrieved 2007-08-27.
  3. ↑ Haggerty, James. "The Times Tribune". The Times-Tribune (Scranton) . Retrieved 2007-09-11.
  4. ↑ Fybush, Scott. "Northeast Radio Watch" . Retrieved 2008-12-08.
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