Broadcast area | Space Coast |
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Frequency | 920 kHz |
Programming | |
Format | Catholic Religious Radio |
Affiliations | EWTN Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Divine Mercy Communications |
History | |
First air date | January 4, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-01-04) |
Former call signs | WMEL (1956 - 2008) |
Call sign meaning | Divine Mercy Communications |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 55005 |
Class | B |
Power | 8,000 watts day 4,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°8′11″N 80°41′20″W / 28.13639°N 80.68889°W / 28.13639; -80.68889 |
Links | |
Website | DivineMercyRadio.com |
WDMC (920 kHz) is a listener-supported AM radio station broadcasting a Catholic religious format. It is licensedtoMelbourne, Florida, and serves the Space Coast. It is owned by Divine Mercy Communications. Most of the programming comes from the EWTN Radio Network. The station makes appeals to its listeners to support its ministry with donations.
By day, WDMC is powered at 8,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 920 AM, it reduces power to 4,000 watts at night. It uses a directional antenna at all times.[1] The transmitter is on Eau Gallie Boulevard in Melbourne.[2]
On January 4, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-01-04), the station first signed on the air. For most of its years on the air, the station had the call sign WMEL, standing for its city of license, MELbourne. It had a middle of the road format of popular music, news and sports. It was a network affiliateofCBS Radio News.
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