WDBO (AM)

WDBO
Orlando, Florida;
Broadcast area	Greater Orlando
Frequency	580 kHz
Branding	WDBO
Programming
Format	News/talk
Network	ABC News Radio
Affiliations	Premiere Networks; Compass Media Networks; Fox News Radio;
Ownership
Owner	Cox Media Group; (Cox Radio, LLC);
Sister stations	WCFB, WOEX, WMMO, WWKA; part of Cox cluster with TV stations WFTV and WRDQ
History
First air date	May 24, 1924; 100 years ago
Former frequencies	1250 kHz (1927); 1040 kHz (1927–1928); 620 kHz (1928–1929); 1120 kHz (1929–1932);
Call sign meaning	"Way Down By Orlando"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48726
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	28°37′11.00″N 81°24′35.00″W / 28.6197222°N 81.4097222°W
Translator(s)	107.3 W297BB (Orlando)
Repeater(s)	96.5 WOEX-HD2 (Orlando)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live; Listen live (via TuneIn);
Website	www.wdbo.com

WDBO (580 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. Licensed to Orlando, Florida, the station is owned by Cox Media Group. The studios and offices are located on North John Young Parkway in Orlando.

WDBO is powered at 5,000 watts. By day, its signal is non-directional. At night, to protect other stations on AM 580, it uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter is off West Kennedy Boulevard in Maitland.^[2] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W297BB at 107.3 MHz.^[3]