Broadcast area | Columbia metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 94.3 MHz |
Branding | 94.3 The Dude |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | Midlands Media Group LLC |
WZMJ | |
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 ID | 83396 |
Class | A |
ERP | 2,550 watts |
HAAT | 135.9 meters (446 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | http://943thedude.com/listen-live/ |
Website | 943TheDude.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.