WCDL
WCDL is an AM broadcasting radio station licensed to Carbondale, Pennsylvania. The station operates on a frequency of 1440 kHz with 5,000 watts daytime and 37 Watts nighttime with a non-directional antenna. The Federal Communications Commission considers WCDL a Class D AM broadcast station. Bold Gold Media Group is the current owner of WCDL.
| Simulcasting WICK Scranton | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre |
| Frequency | 1440 kHz |
| Branding | The Mothership |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bold Gold Media Group |
| WTRW, WICK, WYCK, WWRR, WPSN, WDNH-FM, WYCY, WDNB | |
| History | |
First air date | January 1950 |
Call sign meaning | CarbonDaLe |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 58316 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 37 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°33′23″N 75°29′7″W |
| Translator(s) | 106.7 W294BJ (Honesdale) 107.9 W300DQ (Carbondale) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WCDL Online |
History
The station flipped formats from adult standards to a mix of Tropical and Spanish language adult contemporary[1] format in August 2007 [2] branded as "Caliente" (translation from Spanish into English as "Hot") to serve the region's growing Hispanic population.[3] Former sister station WNAK, 730 kHz, located in Nanticoke, started simulcasting WCDL programming in October 2007.[1]
In late 2008 WCDL returned to the adult standards format,[4] simulcasting with WNAK 730 kHz under the slogan "The Greatest Music of All Time".
As of 2011, WCDL was simulcasting with WICK and WYCK with sports as "The Game".
On March 8, 2020 WCDL changed their format from sports to oldies, branded as "The Mothership", simulcasting WICK 1400 AM Scranton.
References
- "More 'Caliente' For Northeast Pennsylvania". Hispanic Market Weekly (Coral Gables, Florida). Retrieved October 22, 2007.
- Fybush, Scott. "Northeast Radio Watch". Retrieved 2007-08-27.
- Haggerty, James. "The Times Tribune". The Times-Tribune (Scranton). Retrieved 2007-09-11.
- Fybush, Scott. "Northeast Radio Watch". Retrieved 2008-12-08.