WODT

WODT
Broadcast areaNew Orleans metropolitan area
Frequency1280 kHz
BrandingNew Orleans' BIN 1280
Programming
FormatBlack-oriented news
AffiliationsBlack Information Network
Ownership
Owner
WFFX, WNOE-FM, WQUE-FM, WRNO-FM, WYLD, WYLD-FM
History
First air date
July 23, 1923; 101 years ago (1923-07-23) (as WCBE)
Former call signs
  • WCBE (1923–1928)
  • WDSU (1928–1972)
  • WGSO (1972–1985)
  • WMKJ (1985–1987)
  • WQUE (1987–1995)
Call sign meaning
Who Dat? (New Orleans Saints chant)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11947
ClassB
Power5,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
29°53′43″N 90°00′16″W / 29.89528°N 90.00444°W / 29.89528; -90.00444
Translator(s)96.7 K244FX (New Orleans)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteneworleans.binnews.com

WODT (1280 AM) is a commercial radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana. It broadcasts an all-news radio format as an affiliate of the Black Information Network. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., with studios on Howard Avenue.

WODT is powered at 5,000 watts full-time. To protect other stations on 1280 AM from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is in the Algiers district of New Orleans.[2] Programming is also heard on 45-watt FM translator K244FX at 96.7 MHz in New Orleans.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WODT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WODT
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/K244FX