WDLM (AM)

Last updated
WDLM
Broadcast area Quad Cities
Frequency 960 kHz
BrandingQuad Cities' Christian Radio
Programming
Format Christian radio
Affiliations Moody Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
WDLM-FM
History
First air date
1960
Call sign meaning
W Dwight Lyman Moody (founder of the Moody Bible Institute, which founded and owns the station's parent network, the Moody Radio Network which eventually bought WDLM itself in the late 1950s)
Technical information
Facility ID 66005
Class D
Power 520 watts day
20 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°24′57″N90°23′54″W / 41.41583°N 90.39833°W / 41.41583; -90.39833
Links
Website WDLM Official Website

WDLM (960 AM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to East Moline, Illinois and serving the Quad Cities area with a Christian radio format. The station broadcasts at a power of 520 watts during daylight hours and 20 watts during nighttime hours. WDLM-AM's studio and transmitter are located on E200th Street in rural Henry County, Illinois just outside Coal Valley. [1] Sister station WDLM-FM 89.3 also has its studio at this location. Both WDLM-AM and WDLM-FM are O&O's of their parent network, the Moody Radio Network, which is owned by the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. In 2019, Moody announced it intends to sell the station. [2]

According to the frequencies shown on http://www.moodyradioqc.fm/, AM 960 kHz carries Spanish programming.

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References

  1. "41°24'57.0"N 90°23'54.0"W".
  2. Feder, Robert. "Robservations: Moody Bible Institute selling AM radio stations", Robert Feder. July 16, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.