Broadcast area | Western New York, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario |
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Frequency | 99.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Truth 99.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Religious |
Subchannels | HD2: Christian music |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WDCZ, WDCX | |
History | |
First air date | February 18, 1963 |
Call sign meaning | Donald Crawford (owner) + X (Christian cross) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 34820 |
Class | B |
ERP | 110,000 watts |
HAAT | 195 meters (640 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°38′07″N 78°46′05″W / 42.63528°N 78.76806°W |
Repeater(s) | 970 WDCZ (Buffalo) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
Website | wdcxradio.com |
WDCX-FM (99.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Buffalo, New York.[2] The station airs a brokered religious radio format. WDCX-FM is owned by Kimtron, Inc., a division of Crawford Broadcasting.[3] Its studios are located in the Allentown neighborhood north of downtown Buffalo, and the transmitter site is located off Zimmerman Road in Boston, New York, southeast of Buffalo.
As a brokered time station, nationally known religious leaders pay WDCX-FM for their half hour segments on the station, and appeal to the listeners for contributions. Hosts on WDCX-FM include Dr. Charles Stanley, Jim Daly, Chuck Swindoll and Jay Sekulow. Since 2012, WDCX is simulcast on AM 970 WDCZ in Buffalo. Programming is also heard on AM 990 WDCX in Rochester, New York.
WDCX-FM broadcasts in HD Radio.[4] The station's HD 2 channel carries Christian music.