WRDU

For the Knightdale, North Carolina, radio station that held the call sign WRDU at 106.1 FM from 1984 to 2013, see WTKK. For the Durham, North Carolina, TV station that held the call sign WRDU-TV at Channel 28 from 1968 to 1977, see WRDC. WRVA-FM redirects here. WRVA (AM) broadcasts on FM with the same call sign.
WRDU
Broadcast areaResearch Triangle
Frequency100.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding100.7 WRDU
Programming
FormatClassic rock
SubchannelsHD2: Simulcast of WRTP (Christian contemporary)
Ownership
Owner
WDCG, WNCB, WTKK, WDCG-HD2
History
First air date
1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Former call signs
  • WCEC-FM (1947–1949)
  • WFMA (1949–1986)
  • WTRG (1986–2004)
  • WRVA-FM (2004–2013)
  • WTKK (2013)
Call sign meaning
Raleigh-Durham (airport code)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74125
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT600 meters (2,000 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°49′53.6″N 78°8′49″W / 35.831556°N 78.14694°W / 35.831556; -78.14694 (WRDU)
Translator(s)HD2: See WRTP § Translators
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitewrdu.iheart.com

WRDU (100.7 FM, "100.7 WRDU") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Wake Forest, North Carolina. The station is owned by iHeartMedia though licensee iHM Licenses, LLC and broadcasts a classic rock format. Its broadcast tower is near Middlesex at (35°49′52.8″N 78°08′42.8″W / 35.831333°N 78.145222°W / 35.831333; -78.145222).[2] The station's service contour covers a large portion of Eastern North Carolina, including the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Rocky Mount, Greenville, and Roanoke Rapids.[3]

WRDU uses HD Radio.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRDU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "FM Query Results for WRDU". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  3. ^ "60 dBu Service Contour for WRDU, Wake Forest, NC, 100.7 MHz BLH-20100106AEL". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2017-07-08.