WDRT

WDRT
City Viroqua, Wisconsin
Broadcast area Driftless Region
Slogan Community radio from the ground up!
Frequency 91.9 MHz
First air date September 17, 2010
Format Community
Language(s) Multilingual
ERP 480 watts
HAAT 132.5 meters
Class A
Transmitter coordinates 43°36′28″N 90°53′24″W / 43.60778°N 90.89000°W / 43.60778; -90.89000Coordinates: 43°36′28″N 90°53′24″W / 43.60778°N 90.89000°W / 43.60778; -90.89000
Callsign meaning driftless, dirt, grounded
Affiliations NFCB, Pacifica Radio
Owner Driftless Community Radio, Inc.
Webcast Listen Live
Website wdrt.org

WDRT (91.9 FM “Driftless Community Radio”) is a radio station that broadcasts a community radio format. Licensed to Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA, it serves the Driftless Region in Southwest Wisconsin. WDRT first began broadcasting in 2010. The station is currently owned by Driftless Community Radio Inc.

History

WDRT started as an Internet audio stream on 30 June 2005[1] while Driftless Community Radio, Inc. (DCR) was waiting for the US FCC to accept applications for new non-commercial radio stations. radiodriftless.org (now defunct) streamed audio, both live and pre-recorded for four years.

After negotiating a buyout with a competitive license application in Sparta, WI, DCR was granted a construction permit by the FCC on 24 March 2009. Per FCC rules, DCR had three years to complete the construction of the station.

In September 2009 DCR leased a 1400-square foot space on Viroqua’s Main Street for its studios, and commenced studio construction.

A year later on 17 September 2010, WDRT began broadcasting on its assign frequency, 91.9 MHz and has broadcast (more or less) continuously since then.

References

  1. ↑ Personal notes of the author


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