WDIY

WDIY
Broadcast areaLehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
Frequency88.1 MHz
BrandingLehigh Valley Public Radio
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCommunity/Public Radio (Program Schedule)
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Ownership
OwnerLehigh Valley Community Broadcasters Association, Inc.
History
First air date
January 8, 1995
Call sign meaning
Do It Yourself[1][2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID36992
ClassA
ERP300 watts
HAAT257 meters (843 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°33′54.00″N 75°26′26.00″W / 40.5650000°N 75.4405556°W / 40.5650000; -75.4405556
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wdiy.org

WDIY (88.1 FM) is a community-run public radio station licensed to Allentown, Pennsylvania with studios in Bethlehem and a transmitter atop South Mountain. A member of NPR, the station serves the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, as well as parts of western New Jersey.

WDIY has an air staff of over 90 volunteers and a professional staff of six employees, including an executive director. The station is licensed to the Lehigh Valley Community Broadcasters Association, Inc., a nonprofit organization whose mission "is to engage the Lehigh Valley community through a wide-ranging exchange of music, arts, news and culturally diverse information."[4][5]

  1. ^ "Call Letter Meanings". American Radio History. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference WDIYHistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDIY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "WDIY Schedule". Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "WDIY-FM 88.1 MHz". Radio-Locator. Retrieved March 7, 2018.