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Broadcast area | Binghamton metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 100.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Solid Gold 100.5 & 104.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Oldies |
Subchannels | HD2: 95.1 The Drive (Alternative rock) |
Affiliations | Buffalo Bills Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Equinox Broadcasting Corporation |
WCDW | |
History | |
First air date | July 2, 1992 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Drive (previous format) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 19668 |
Class | A |
ERP | 1,600 watts |
HAAT | 196 meters (643 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°3′10.00″N 75°42′7.00″W / 42.0527778°N 75.7019444°W |
Translator(s) | See §Translators |
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WDRE (100.5 MHz, "Solid Gold 100.5 & 104.5") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, and serving the Binghamton metropolitan area. It airs an oldies radio format. WDRE is owned by the Equinox Broadcasting Corporation.[2][3] In the fall, WDRE carries Buffalo Bills football. Its studios are on Main Street in Johnson City.
WDRE is a Class A station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,600 watts. The transmitter is on Anne Road at Sugarbush Road in Windsor, New York.[4] Programming is also heard on FM translator W283AG at 104.5 MHz in Binghamton, which is fed by a subchannel of sister station WCDW.[5] WDRE also has a subchannel airing an alternative rock format known as "95.1 The Drive." That, in turn, feeds two translators at 95.1 in Binghamton and 98.7 in Endwell.