FM Technical Profile: WDLT

Station Name:

Smooth 98.3

Frequency:

98.3

Format:

Black Adult Contemporary.

Transmitter Location:

Ben Hamilton Road, near Three Notch Road, southwest of Mobile.

Power (ERP):

40 kW.

Antenna:

Directional: Slight null to the northeast to protect 98.1 in Andalusia and a slight null to the southwest to protect WYLD 98.5 in New Orleans.

Antenna HAAT:

548 feet.

Other Information:

Stereo

Auxiliary: 5.5 kW @ 299 feet.

Studios:

-

Owner:

Cumulus

Noted Personalities:

-

History:

Station originated as a suburban class A in the early 0's with the WJQY (Joy) calls and spent it's first two years in beautiful music. Competed against 96.1, an already established station. Spent the next two years as WJQY, Q Country, competing against 94.9 WKSJ with no success. A new owner changed it to light rock WDLT in 1984. (Information contributer J Alex Bowab, who has provided each station's history, owned this station between 1986-1992!) Sale of the station in 1992 led to a change to black adult contemporary with the same call letters. WDLT upgraded to C2 status with a tower site west of Mobile. Station serves Mobile and Pascagoula.

 

 
 

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