WKDM

WKDM
Broadcast areaNew York metropolitan area
Frequency1380 kHz
Programming
Format
Ownership
Owner
WPAT, WWRU, WZRC
History
First air date
September 25, 1926
Former call signs
  • WKBQ (1926–1930)
  • WBNX (1930–1984)
  • WKDM (1984–2000)
  • WNNY (2000–2002)
  • WLXE (2002–2003)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71137
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts days
  • 13,000 watts nights
Transmitter coordinates
40°49′13″N 74°04′09″W / 40.82028°N 74.06917°W / 40.82028; -74.06917
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
WebsiteWKDM 1380AM Online

WKDM (1380 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York. The station is owned by Multicultural Broadcasting and broadcasts on weekdays in Mandarin Chinese. Most shows are brokered programming, where the host pays for the time and may sell commercials to support the broadcasts. On weekends, programming switches to Spanish language Christian radio.

WKDM operates at 5,000 watts by day, using a directional antenna to protect other stations on 1380 AM. After being granted a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to increase night power, it operates at 13,000 watts after sunset, using a different directional pattern.[3] The station's transmitter is located in Carlstadt, New Jersey.

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". fcc.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKDM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "FCC Construction Permit". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.