WDER

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WDER
WDER1320.png
Broadcast area Manchester/Nashua, New Hampshire
Frequency AM: 1320 kHz
FM: 92.1 MHz
BrandingWDER 1320 AM/92.1 FM
Programming
Format Christian radio
Affiliations Salem Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Blount Communications
  • (Blount Communications, Inc. of NH)
WBCI, WILD, WVNE
History
First air date
AM: October 1983 (1983-10) [1]
FM: May 1972 (1972-05) [2]
Former call signs
FM:
WSLE (1972–1981)
WMDK (1981–1989)
WMDK-FM (1989–1991)
WNHQ (1991–1999)
WFEX (1999–2012)
Call sign meaning
Derry
Technical information
Facility ID AM: 61615
FM: 52399
Class AM: B
FM: A
Power AM: 10,000 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night)
ERP FM: 170 watts
HAAT FM: 423 meters (1,388 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
AM: 42°51′59″N71°17′14″W / 42.86639°N 71.28722°W / 42.86639; -71.28722 Coordinates: 42°51′59″N71°17′14″W / 42.86639°N 71.28722°W / 42.86639; -71.28722
FM: 42°51′41.30″N71°52′43.28″W / 42.8614722°N 71.8786889°W / 42.8614722; -71.8786889 (WDER-FM)
Translator(s) AM: 92.1 MHz W221EM (Derry)
Links
Webcast Available on website
Website Official website

WDER (1320 AM) and WDER-FM (92.1 FM) are radio stations broadcasting a Christian radio format. They are the flagship stations of the "Life Changing Radio" network. WDER AM is licensed to Derry, New Hampshire, and WDER-FM is licensed to Peterborough, New Hampshire. The stations are owned by Blount Communications, Inc. of NH and feature programming from Salem Radio Network. [3] [4]

In 2012, Blount Communications purchased 92.1 FM, then WFEX, from Phoenix Media/Communications Group, and changed the call letters to WDER-FM, providing WDER AM with a sister station on the FM band to extend its outreach. Prior to the purchase, WFEX had served as a simulcast of WFNX (now WBWL) in Boston. [5]

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References

  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-280. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. "NHAB Alumni: John Scott". New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on June 28, 2007.
  3. "WDER Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. "WDER-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. WFNX’s NH side, 92.1 FM, bought by Christian radio station WDER in Derry David Brooks, Nashua Telegraph, May 17, 2012