| Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1540 kHz |
| Branding | Vida en Abundancia Radio |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | Catholic radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Renovación Media Group |
| History | |
First air date | December 4, 1953 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Don Dillard, son of original station owner Everett Dillard |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 38439 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°0′50.00″N 77°1′46.00″W / 39.0138889°N 77.0294444°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WDON (1540 AM) is a daytimer radio station licensed to Wheaton, Maryland, and serving the Washington metropolitan area. It airs Spanish-language Catholic religious radio programming and is known as Radio Vida en Abundancia (Life in Abundance Radio). It is owned by the Renovación Media Group.
By day, WDON is powered at 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. Its signal can be heard as far north as Frederick County in Maryland and as far south as Stafford and Prince William Counties in Virginia.[2] During critical hours, it reduces power to 1,000 watts. Because 1540 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations KXEL in Waterloo, Iowa, and ZNS-1 in Nassau, Bahamas, WDON must go off the air at night to avoid interference. The transmitter is on Sligo Creek Boulevard, near the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495), in Wheaton.[3]