WDEL (AM)

WDEL

Wilmington, Delaware
Frequency	1150 kHz
Branding	1150 AM 101.7 FM WDEL
Programming
Format	News–Talk radio
Affiliations	CBS News Radio Westwood One Philadelphia Eagles Radio Network Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network VSiN
Ownership
Owner	Forever Media (FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WDEL-FM WSTW WXCY-FM
History
First air date	July 22, 1922 (102 years ago) (1922-07-22)[1]
Former call signs	WHAV (1922–1926)
Call sign meaning	Delaware
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	16458
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	39°48′57.4″N 75°31′4.0″W / 39.815944°N 75.517778°W / 39.815944; -75.517778 (WDEL)
Repeater(s)	See § Simulcast
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	https://listen.streamon.fm/wdelam
Website	wdel.com

WDEL (1150 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Wilmington, Delaware, airing a news/talk radio format. Its programming is simulcast on co-owned station 101.7 WDEL-FM. WDEL broadcasts at 5,000 watts using a directional antenna, with its transmitter, studios and offices located on Shipley Road in Wilmington.^[3]

As of May 20, 2019, WDEL is owned by Forever Media. Previously, it had been owned for more than 80 years by Delmarva Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of Steinman Enterprises, a family-owned newspaper, broadcasting and mining company, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.