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Coordinates:36°10′43.52″N78°45′29.02″W/ 36.1787556°N 78.7580611°W/36.1787556; -78.7580611
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WDRU
Broadcast area
Frequency1030kHz
BrandingAM 1030 the Truth
Programming
FormatChristian radio
Ownership
OwnerTruth Broadcasting Corporation
WTRU,WCRU,WLES,KUTR
History
First air date
September 1, 1989;34 years ago(1989-09-01)[1]
Former call signs
  • WBZN (1984–1987)
  • WFTK (1987–2005)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53104
ClassD
Power50,000wattsdaytime only
Transmitter coordinates
36°10′43.52″N78°45′29.02″W/ 36.1787556°N 78.7580611°W/36.1787556; -78.7580611
Translator(s)See§ Translators
Repeater(s)103.9WNNL-HD2(Fuquay-Varina)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.truthnetwork.com/station/wdru/

WDRU(1030AM) is aradio stationbroadcasting aChristian radioformat. Licensed toCreedmoor, North Carolina,United States, the station serves theRaleigh–Durhamarea. The station is owned by Truth Broadcasting Corporation.

WDRU broadcastsWake Forest Demon Deaconssports programming, beginning with the 2012 football season. Its parent company, Truth Broadcasting, reached a deal withWEGOin Winston-Salem andWKEWin Greensboro to provide coverage along theI-40 corridor,which had been covered byWZTKbefore flipping to Spanish programming.[3][4]

History

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WFTK was aChristian radiostation and later airedSpanish languageprogramming beforeTruth Broadcastingchanged to the current format.[5]

The station was licensed as WBZN in 1984, but signed on September 1, 1989[1]as WFTK, owned by the Baker Family Stations, from studios alongNorth Carolina Highway 56inButner.On May 3, 2005, WFTK became WDRU.[6]

Originally licensed toWake Forest,the station moved its license to Creedmoor in 2005. It also altered its signal pattern in order to better serve listeners in the western portion of the Triangle (Durham,Chapel Hill).

Translators

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WDRU broadcasts during daytime hours only unlike its sister station,WTRUin the Greensboro/Winston-Salem market. This is to protectWBZinBoston.However, the station does operate FMtranslators,all of which broadcast 24 hours.[7][8][9]The station is also heard inHD Radioat 103.9-2,WNNLHD2.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP(W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info Notes
W288BU 105.5 FM Durham, North Carolina 154202 250 130.6m(428ft) D 35°59′54.5″N78°51′20″W/ 35.998472°N 78.85556°W/35.998472; -78.85556(W288BU) LMS Relays WDRU
W289BD 105.7 FM Raleigh, North Carolina 152721 250 120.1 m (394 ft) D 35°47′21.5″N78°40′44″W/ 35.789306°N 78.67889°W/35.789306; -78.67889(W289BD) LMS RelaysWNNL-HD2
W293DV 106.5 FM Wake Forest, North Carolina 20706 50 0 m (0 ft) D 36°0′47.5″N78°31′11″W/ 36.013194°N 78.51972°W/36.013194; -78.51972(W293DV) LMS Relays WDRU

References

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  1. ^abBroadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999(PDF).1999. p. D-331.RetrievedApril 23,2017.
  2. ^"Facility Technical Data for WDRU".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^"Wake Forest IMG Sports Network Announces New Broadcast Team and Affiliates".wakeforestsports.com.August 17, 2012.RetrievedAugust 17,2012.
  4. ^Swartz, Deven (March 12, 2012)."101.1 WZTK dropping talk format".Fox8 WGHP.RetrievedAugust 17,2012.
  5. ^David Ranii, "Spanish radio station sold", News & Observer, March 25, 2005.
  6. ^"WDRU Call Sign History".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
  7. ^"Truth and Liberty get together for swap meet".RBR.com.January 9, 2012.RetrievedApril 6,2012.
  8. ^"W288BU Radio Station Information".RetrievedJanuary 4,2013.
  9. ^"W289BD Radio Station Information".RetrievedJanuary 4,2013.
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