WWDN

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WWDN
WWDN-AM 2009.PNG
Broadcast area Danville, Virginia
Yanceyville, North Carolina
Frequency 1580 kHz
Branding104.5 The Dan
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
OwnerLakes Media LLC
WHLF, WKSK-FM, WLUS-FM, WMPW, WSHV
History
First air date
1957 (as WILA)
Former call signs
WILA (1957–2009)
Call sign meaning
WW DaN River
Technical information
Facility ID 67269
Class D
Power 1,000 watts daytime only
Transmitter coordinates
 36°34′3.0″N79°22′50.0″W / 36.567500°N 79.380556°W / 36.567500; -79.380556
Translator(s) 104.5 W283BN (Danville)
Links
Webcast WWDN Webstream
Website WWDN Online

WWDN (1580 AM) is a classic hits broadcast radio station licensed to Danville, Virginia, serving Danville, Virginia and Yanceyville, North Carolina. WWDN is owned and operated by Lakes Media LLC. [1]

Contents

History

Neill McMillan (father of Neill McMillan Jr., aka Mojo Nixon), described as "a 'champion' of the black community," bought then WILA in 1969 from Ralph Baron and George Lund, who were the first owners of the station to target African-American listeners. Despite graffiti and tire damage, McMillan was committed to the Civil Rights Movement and aired speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. both times the civil rights leader visited Danville. WILA's call-letters were originally from a defunct radio station in Woodstock, Illinois which broadcast from 1948 until 1950. After McMillan's death in 1978, his wife Frances ran the station, later selling to Lawrence and Ella Toller's Tol-Tol Communications. Lawrence Toller managed WILA for 17 years, although he lived in Lynchburg.

The station's format was urban oldies/black gospel "Heart and Soul". [2]

Station sold

On August 19, 2009, WILA was sold to Birch Broadcasting Corporation for $150,000. [3] Toller said, "It has been an outlet for the black community. They may not have that now and I’m sorry about that." The station added an FM translator and changed format to classic hits WWDN as "104-5 the Dan" on December 14, 2009, debuting with 10,000 songs in a row (commercial-free) by such artists as Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Elton John and Journey. [2]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WWDN is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. [4]

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license Facility
ID 		ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))		 Class FCC info
W283BN104.5 Danville, Virginia 15476725056.6 m (186 ft)D FCC LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "WWDN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. 1 2 Bozick, Tara (November 6, 2009). "Longtime Danville radio station sold". Danville News. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License
  4. ↑ "W283BN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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