WDCT

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WDCT is a commercial radio station licensed to Fairfax, Virginia, and serving Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. WDCT is operated and licensed to Sukchan Lee and Kwangok Sung, KBC Broadcasting Inc.

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WDCT
Broadcast area Northern Virginia

Washington, D.C.

Maryland
Frequency 1310 kHz
BrandingK-Radio Washington D.C.
Programming
Format Korean
AffiliationsVirginia Association of Broadcasters
Ownership
Owner
  • Sukchan Lee & Kwangok Sung
  • (KBC Broadcasting Inc.)
History
First air date
September 25, 1955(69 years ago) (1955-09-25) [1]
Former call signs
WFCR (1955–1962) [2]
WEEL (1962–1985)
WDCT (1985–Present) [3]
Call sign meaning
Washington D.C. Talk
former format
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 20668
Class B
Power 5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 38°51′8.0″N77°18′57.0″W / 38.852222°N 77.315833°W / 38.852222; -77.315833
Links
Public license information
Website www.dc1310.com

History

As WEEL, the station was a popular Northern Virginia Top 40 music station in the 1960s and 70s. After a number of brokered formats, WDCT became a Korean religious formatted broadcast radio station, serving Northern Virginia. [5] WDCT was owned and operated by Kwang Ok Sung and Suk Chan Lee, through licensee KBC Broadcasting Inc. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-563. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ With the Jockeys. Billboard. November 12, 1955. p. 135. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WDCT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ "WDCT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.


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