WDER

WDER
Broadcast areaManchester–Nashua, New Hampshire
Frequency1320 kHz
BrandingWDER 1320 AM/92.1 FM
Programming
FormatChristian radio
AffiliationsSalem Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Blount Communications
  • (Blount Communications, Inc. of NH)
WBCI, WILD, WVNE
History
First air date
October 1983 (1983-10)[1]
Call sign meaning
Derry
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID61615
ClassB
Power
  • 10,000 watts (day)
  • 600 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
42°52′1.31″N 71°17′16.22″W / 42.8670306°N 71.2878389°W / 42.8670306; -71.2878389
Translator(s)92.1 W221EM (Derry)
Links
Public license information
WebcastAvailable on website
WebsiteOfficial website
Simulcast
WDER-FM
Frequency92.1 MHz
Ownership
Owner
  • Blount Communications
  • (Blount Communications, Inc. of NH)
History
First air date
May 1972 (1972-05)[3]
Former call signs
  • WSLE (1972–1981)
  • WMDK (1981–1989)
  • WMDK-FM (1989–1991)
  • WNHQ (1991–1999)
  • WFEX (1999–2012)
Technical information[4]
Facility ID52399
ClassA
ERP170 watts
HAAT423 meters (1,388 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°51′41.3″N 71°52′43.28″W / 42.861472°N 71.8786889°W / 42.861472; -71.8786889 (WDER-FM)
Links
Public license information

WDER (1320 AM) and WDER-FM (92.1 FM) are radio stations broadcasting a Christian radio format. They are the flagship stations of the "Life Changing Radio" network. WDER AM is licensed to Derry, New Hampshire, and WDER-FM is licensed to Peterborough, New Hampshire. The stations are owned by Blount Communications, Inc. of NH and feature programming from Salem Radio Network.[5][6]

In 2012, Blount Communications purchased 92.1 FM, then WFEX, from Phoenix Media/Communications Group, and changed the call letters to WDER-FM, providing WDER AM with a sister station on the FM band to extend its outreach. Prior to the purchase, WFEX had served as a simulcast of WFNX (now WBWL) in Boston.[7]

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-280. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDER". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "NHAB Alumni: John Scott". New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on June 28, 2007.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDER-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "WDER Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ^ "WDER-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  7. ^ WFNX’s NH side, 92.1 FM, bought by Christian radio station WDER in Derry David Brooks, Nashua Telegraph, May 17, 2012