WDDW

WDDW
Broadcast areaMilwaukee-Racine
Frequency104.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingLa Gran D 104.7
Programming
FormatTraditional Mexican music
SubchannelsHD2: Regional Mexican "La Z 93.7"
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
June 18, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-06-18) (as WZXA)
Former call signs
  • WZXA (1989–1997)
  • WEXT (1997–2005)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53506
ClassA
ERP4,200 watts
HAAT103 meters (338 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°51′22″N 87°50′42″W / 42.856°N 87.845°W / 42.856; -87.845
Translator(s)HD2: 93.7 W229CQ (Milwaukee)
Links
Public license information
Websitelaradiodemilwaukee.com

WDDW (104.7 MHz) is a Spanish-language FM radio station licensed to Sturtevant, Wisconsin, and serving Milwaukee and Racine. It is owned by Bustos Media, with studios on South 108th Street in West Allis. WDDW is known as "La Gran D" (sounded out as "La Grande", using the Spanish pronunciation of the letter "D"), and plays traditional Regional Mexican music.

WDDW is a Class A station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 4,200 watts. Its transmitter is atop the former WMLW-TV tower northwest of the Oak Creek Power Plant in Oak Creek.[2] WDDW broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries a mix of Regional Mexican music with some current and recent hits, as "La Z 93.7". It feeds 250-watt FM translator W229CQ on 93.7 MHz. Its tower is atop the Hilton Milwaukee City Center.[3] Both signals target Milwaukee's south side Hispanic neighborhoods.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDDW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WDDW
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W229CQ