WDCD (AM)

WDCD
Broadcast areaCapital District and Southeastern Adirondacks
Frequency1540 kHz
Ownership
OwnerDJRA Broadcasting, LLC
WDCD-FM
History
First air date
August 10, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-08-10)
Last air date
October 16, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-10-16)
Former call signs
  • WPTR (1948–1995)
  • WDCD (1995–1999)
  • WPTR (1999–2004)
Call sign meaning
Donald Crawford (founder/CEO of previous owner)
Technical information
Facility ID833
ClassB
Power50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
42°44′1.3″N 73°51′47.4″W / 42.733694°N 73.863167°W / 42.733694; -73.863167 (WDCD)

WDCD was a news/talk radio station licensed to Albany, New York, United States and served New York's Capital District, Adirondacks, and much of western New England. The station was owned by DJRA Broadcasting, and broadcast on 1540 kHz at 50 kilowatts from a three-tower directional antenna array adjacent to the station's studios in Colonie, New York.[1]

The station went off the air in April 2012 and returned to the air on March 27, 2013 simulcasting Christian talk-formatted WDCD-FM 96.7.[2] On July 10, 2013, The NEW 1540 AM was announced with a news/talk format including Laura Ingraham, Bob Dutko, Neil Boron, Jerry Doyle and Andrea Tantaros. On October 16, 2017, WDCD went silent for the final time.[3] The station surrendered its license to the FCC on September 28, 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "WDCD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ silent station lists fcc
  3. ^ F.C.C.’s list of silent A.M. stations, as of May 3, 2018; retrieved May 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Crawford, Donald Jr. (September 28, 2018). "Broadcast License Surrendered for Cancellation". Retrieved October 2, 2018.