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| Broadcast area | Capital District and Southeastern Adirondacks |
| Frequency | 1540 kHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | DJRA Broadcasting, LLC |
| WDCD-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | August 10, 1948 |
Last air date | October 16, 2017 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Donald Crawford (founder/CEO of previous owner) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 833 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°44′1.3″N 73°51′47.4″W / 42.733694°N 73.863167°W |
WDCD was a news/talk radio station licensed to Albany, New York, United States and served New York's Capital District, Adirondacks, and much of western New England. The station was owned by DJRA Broadcasting, and broadcast on 1540 kHz at 50 kilowatts from a three-tower directional antenna array adjacent to the station's studios in Colonie, New York.[1]
The station went off the air in April 2012 and returned to the air on March 27, 2013 simulcasting Christian talk-formatted WDCD-FM 96.7.[2] On July 10, 2013, The NEW 1540 AM was announced with a news/talk format including Laura Ingraham, Bob Dutko, Neil Boron, Jerry Doyle and Andrea Tantaros. On October 16, 2017, WDCD went silent for the final time.[3] The station surrendered its license to the FCC on September 28, 2018.[4]