WUDE

WUDE
Broadcast areaColumbia metropolitan area
Frequency94.3 MHz
Branding94.3 The Dude
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerMidlands Media Group LLC
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History
First air date
2004
Former call signs
WEHA (2004)
WWNQ (2004–2021)
Call sign meaning
W DUDE
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID83396
ClassA
ERP2,550 watts
HAAT135.9 meters (446 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcasthttp://943thedude.com/listen-live/
Website943TheDude.com

WUDE (94.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Forest Acres, South Carolina, and serving the Columbia metropolitan area. Owned by Midlands Media Group LLC, the station broadcasts a country music radio format branded as 94.3 The Dude. It concentrates on country hits from the 1980s till today.

The radio studios and transmitter are on Gervais Street in Columbia, near the state capitol building. WUDE broadcasts from atop the South Trust Tower.[2] WUDE is a Class A FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 2,550 watts. By contrast, country music rival 97.5 WCOS-FM is powered at 100,000 watts.

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