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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m W 2 2 8 D L )
Radio station in Springfield, Illinois
Central Illinois
103.7 MHz (HD Radio )
103.7 WDBR
Top 40 (CHR)
HD2: 101.1 The Outlaw (Classic country )Oldies )Classic hits )
Premiere Networks Westwood One
(Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC)
WYMG , WTAX , WTAX-FM , WLFZ
April 1948; 76 years ago (1948-04 ) (as WTAX-FM)
WTAX-FM (1948–1972)
FCC
9960
B
50,000 watts
91 meters (299 feet)
HD2: 101.1 W266BZ (Springfield) HD3: 107.5 W298AP (Springfield) HD4: 93.5 W228DL (Springfield)
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wdbr.com 1011theoutlaw.com pureoldies1075.com myrewind935.com
WDBR (103.7 FM commercial radio station licensed to Springfield, Illinois , and serving Central Illinois . It is owned by Saga Communications as part of its Capitol Radio Group, and broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) radio format .
WDBR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts , the maximum for most FM stations in Illinois. The transmitter is on South Dirksen Parkway (Illinois Route 29 ) near East Cook Street.[2] HD Radio technology. It has three digital subchannels , which in turn, feed three FM translators : HD2: 101.1 The Outlaw (classic country ), HD3: Pure Oldies 107.5 (oldies ) and HD4: Rewind 93.5 (classic hits )
History [ edit ]
Beautiful WTAX-FM [ edit ]
In April 1948; 76 years ago (1948-04 ) , the station signed on the air as WTAX-FM . It was Springfield's second FM station and the oldest continuously operating FM station in the market. (Currently, a station at 93.9 in Sherman, Illinois uses the WTAX-FM call sign . It is also owned by Saga Communications.)
In its early years, it largely simulcast its AM sister station , WTAX 1240 AM . But in the 1960s, it got a separate format: beautiful music . WTAX-FM played quarter hour sweeps of soft, instrumental cover versions of popular songs, Broadway and Hollywood show tunes. The station was largely automated .
Oldies and CHR WDBR [ edit ]
In January 1972, WTAX-FM switched to Drake-Chenault 's "Solid Gold" automated format, as WDBR . It was a mix of adult appeal Top 40 hits and rock Oldies . WDBR dropped "Solid Gold" in late 1973 and went to a locally programmed, voicetracked Top 40 sound, which proved successful in the ratings. During the 1970s and 1980s, WDBR was known by the moniker Music 104 .
WDBR remained largely voicetracked until the early 1990s, when increased competition and faltering ratings forced the station, by then owned by Sentry Insurance , to go fully live, after which the station regained its position as a dominant force in Springfield Top 40 radio. The team included: Gregory Lawley, Lisa Crocker, and Patrick Gordon mornings, Bobby T. middays, Jim Moore Afternoons, and Rick Elliott nights with the original "Hot 9 at 9". Rick also hosted the "Dance Machine" on Fox TV affiliate WRSP-TV .
WDBR's tower (shared with sister station WTAX 1240 AM), in operation since 1949, was destroyed by a tornado during the severe weather outbreak of March 2006 . The stations soon resumed broadcasting from a new tower at a new location.
HD Radio [ edit ]
On October 2, 2013, Adult Hits ABE FM was moved from 93.9 FM to WDBR-HD2 and also transmitted on 101.1 FM (W266BZ-FM) to create 101.1 ABE FM. On January 29, 2016, 101.1 ABE FM flipped to classic country as "101.1 The Outlaw".[3]
Additional HD subchannels were added playing 1960s-70s oldies (Pure Oldies 107.5) and 1980s-90s classic hits (Rewind 93.5).
References [ edit ]
^ Radio-Locator.com/WDBR
^ http://hdradio.com/stations HD Radio.com
"1" . Retrieved 2008-02-25 .
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