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| Broadcast area | Western New York, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario |
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| Frequency | 99.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Truth 99.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Religious |
| Subchannels | HD2: Christian music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDCZ, WDCX | |
| History | |
First air date | February 18, 1963; 61 years ago (1963-02-18) |
Call sign meaning | Donald Crawford (owner) + X (Christian cross) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 34820 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 110,000 watts |
| HAAT | 195 meters (640 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°38′07″N 78°46′05″W / 42.63528°N 78.76806°W / 42.63528; -78.76806 |
| Repeater(s) | 970 WDCZ (Buffalo) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | wdcxradio.com |
WDCX-FM (99.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensedtoBuffalo, New York.[1] The station airs a brokered religious radio format. WDCX-FM is owned by Kimtron, Inc., a division of Crawford Broadcasting.[2] Its studios are located in the Allentown neighborhood north of downtown Buffalo, and the transmitter site is located off Zimmerman Road in Boston, New York, southeast of Buffalo.
As a brokered time station, nationally known religious leaders pay WDCX-FM for their half hour segments on the station, and appeal to the listeners for contributions. Hosts on WDCX-FM include Dr. Charles Stanley, Jim Daly, Chuck Swindoll and Jay Sekulow. Since 2012, WDCX is simulcastonAM 970 WDCZ in Buffalo. Programming is also heard on AM 990 WDCXinRochester, New York.
WDCX-FM broadcasts in HD Radio.[3] The station's HD 2 channel carries Christian music.
WDCX-FM signed on for the first time on February 18, 1963, and has been owned by the Crawford family for its entire existence.[4] Since its founding, WDCX-FM has broadcast religious programming, with Donald B. Crawford, the son of evangelist Percy Crawford, as WDCX-FM's original president. Crawford's initials are represented by the DC in the station's call letters, with the X representing the Christian cross.
WDCX-FM is a grandfathered "Superpower" Class B FM radio station, operating at 110,000 watts.[5] Buffalo has three other superpower FM stations: 92.9 WBUF, 94.5 WNED-FM and 102.5 WBKV. (WBKV also broadcasts at 110,000 watts but has a taller antenna, so it has a larger coverage area.) Under current Federal Communications Commission rules, Class B FM stations are not allowed to exceed 50,000 watts ERP. WDCX-FM's signal not only covers much of Western New York but extends into Canada. The station has listeners in Toronto, Hamilton and around the Niagara PeninsulaofOntario.
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