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Coordinates: 41°3323N 75°297W / 41.55639°N 75.48528°W / 41.55639; -75.48528
 

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WCDL
Simulcasting WICK Scranton
Broadcast areaScranton/Wilkes-Barre
Frequency1440 kHz
BrandingThe Mothership
Programming
FormatOldies
AffiliationsScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
Ownership
OwnerBold Gold Media Group

Sister stations

WTRW, WICK, WYCK, WWRR, WPSN, WDNH-FM, WYCY, WDNB
History

First air date

January 1950

Call sign meaning

CarbonDaLe
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

FCC
Facility ID58316
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
37 watts night

Transmitter coordinates

41°33′23N 75°29′7W / 41.55639°N 75.48528°W / 41.55639; -75.48528
Translator(s)106.7 W294BJ (Honesdale)
107.9 W300DQ (Carbondale)
Links

Public license information

  • LMS
  • WebcastListen Live
    WebsiteWCDL Online

    WCDL (1440 AM) is a radio station licensed to Carbondale, Pennsylvania. The station operates with 5,000 watts daytime and 37 Watts nighttime with a non-directional antenna. The Federal Communications Commission considers WCDL a Class D AM broadcast station. Bold Gold Media Group is the current owner of WCDL.

    History

    [edit]

    The station flipped formats from adult standards to a mix of Tropical and Spanish language adult contemporary[2] format in August 2007 [3] branded as "Caliente" (translation from Spanish into English as "Hot") to serve the region's growing Hispanic population.[4] Former sister station WNAK, 730 kHz, located in Nanticoke, started simulcasting WCDL programming in October 2007.[2]

    In late 2008 WCDL returned to the adult standards format,[5] simulcasting with WNAK 730 kHz under the slogan "The Greatest Music of All Time".

    As of 2011, WCDL was simulcasting with WICK and WYCK with sports as "The Game".

    On March 8, 2020 WCDL changed their format from sports to oldies, branded as "The Mothership", simulcasting WICK 1400 AM Scranton.

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCDL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ a b "More 'Caliente' For Northeast Pennsylvania". Hispanic Market Weekly (Coral Gables, Florida). Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  • ^ Fybush, Scott. "Northeast Radio Watch". Retrieved 2007-08-27.
  • ^ Haggerty, James. "The Times Tribune". The Times-Tribune (Scranton). Retrieved 2007-09-11.
  • ^ Fybush, Scott. "Northeast Radio Watch". Retrieved 2008-12-08.
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