WDRM

WDRM
Broadcast areaHuntsville, Alabama
Frequency102.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding102.1 WDRM
Programming
FormatCountry
SubchannelsHD2: WBHP simulcast
HD3: Way FM
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WBHP, WHOS, WQRV, WTAK-FM
History
First air date
1951 (as WHOS-FM at 92.5)
Former call signs
WHOS-FM (1951–1966)
WDRM-FM (1982–1986)[1]
Former frequencies
92.5 MHz (1951–1959)
Call sign meaning
Decatur Radio Market[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID44024
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT299 meters (981 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°47′36″N 86°37′51″W / 34.79333°N 86.63083°W / 34.79333; -86.63083
Translator(s)HD3: 99.5 W258AU (Chase)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewdrm.iheart.com

WDRM (102.1 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Decatur, Alabama, and owned by San Antonio-based iHeartMedia. It serves the Huntsville, Alabama, area with a country music format.[4] Its studios are located in Madison, Alabama and its transmitter is located north of Huntsville.

WDRM has been consistently ranked by Arbitron as the most-listened to radio station in the Huntsville market for two decades.[5][6][7][8] The weekday morning show, currently hosted by Brent "Dingo" Crank and Blair Maples, was top-rated in the Huntsville market for two decades until falling to #2 in the Summer 2008 ratings.[8][9]

Except for a short period from 1982 to 1986 when it was officially "WDRM-FM" to accommodate a co-owned AM station being branded as "WDRM", this station has been assigned the WDRM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission[1] since March 18, 1966.[10]

WDRM simulcasts the audio of Huntsville-based television station WHNT when severe weather threatens its listening area.

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