WPDX (Clarksburg, West Virginia)

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WPDX
Broadcast area Clarksburg, West Virginia
Fairmont, West Virginia
Buckhannon, West Virginia
Frequency 750 kHz
Branding104.9 WPDX
Programming
Format Defunct (was Classic Country)
Ownership
Owner
WPDX-FM
History
First air date
1947
Technical information
Facility ID 68302
Class D
Power 1,000 watts daytime only

WPDX (750 kHz) was a Classic Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Clarksburg, West Virginia, serving the Clarksburg/Fairmont/Buckhannon area. WPDX was last owned by West Virginia Radio Corporation and last operated under their AJG Corporation licensee.

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Because it shared the same frequency as "clear channel" station WSB in Atlanta, Georgia, WPDX operated only during daytime hours.

History

WPDX began broadcasting August 17, 1947. The station was licensed to the Clarksburg Broadcasting Corporation and was located at 339 West Main Street in Clarksburg. [1]

On October 13, 2008, WPDX flipped from Adult Standards to Classic Country simulcasting sister station WPDX-FM.

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AJG Corporation surrendered WPDX's license to the Federal Communications Commission on December 9, 2021, who cancelled it the same day.

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References

  1. "WPDX Is on the Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 25, 1947. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

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