WDKF

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**WDKF**
City of license	Englewood, Ohio
Broadcast area	Dayton
Branding	"Channel 94.5"
First air date	1993
Frequency	94.5 MHZ
Format	Rhythmic-leaning Top 40
ERP	3,600 watts
Class	B
Callsign meaning	We're Dayton's KISS FM (A reference to its former slogan "94.5 KISS-FM")
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Website	Channel 94.5's website

WDKF (AKA "Channel 94.5") is a rhythmic-leaning Mainstream Top 40 serving the Dayton area. WDKF, whose COL is Englewood, Ohio at 94.5 MHz with a ERP of 3.6kW, are owned by Clear Channel Communications.

[edit] History

WDKF began their history in 1993 as WZJX...which briefly "stunted" in the beginning as "Louie 95" in an effort to entice listeners by playing different versions of the mid 1960s hit "Louie, Louie" a Richard Berry-penned college ditty popularized by The Kingsmen, a garage-rock band (not to be confused with the southern gospel group of the same name) and by Paul Revere and The Raiders among many other cover versions. Afterward, it became new rock-formatted "X-rock" which moved to the 103.9 frequency in 2005. Then it was WDOL,an oldies outlet until 1996 when it switched formats to Rhythmic as WBTT, "94.5 The Beat." By 1999 they shifted to Top 40 Mainstream and began a serious challenge to take on the area's longtime rival WGTZ. They would also drop "The Beat" (No pun intended) to become WDKF, "94.5 KISS-FM," in 2000, after Clear Channel expanded the brand to other markets. Despite the move, they maintained a Rhythmic lean during that tenure.

In 2004 WDKF stunned listeners by holding a "funeral" for "KISS-FM", only to see the station replacing the slogan with the all-new "Channel 94.5." Despite the changes however, the station continues to lean Rhythmic as they still battle both the Radio One Dayton combo (of more mainstream WGTZ and their Rhythmic sister WDHT) for listeners. The "Channel" branding was used previously in the late 1960s by sister station WONE (AM) "Channel 98" for its then-Top 40 format when it competed with WGTZ's AM sister WING

[edit] Current lineup

Weekdays:

The Morning Mess (6AM to 10AM)
Elesha (10AM to 2PM)
The Drake Show (2PM to 6PM)
E (6PM to 11PM)

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FM Radio stations in the Dayton market (Arbitron #59)

By frequency:88.1 | 89.5 | 89.5 | 90.3 | 91.3 | 92.1 | 92.9 | 93.7 | 94.5 | 95.3 | 95.7 | 96.5 | 96.9 | 98.1 | 98.3 | 99.1 | 99.9 | 100.7 | 102.9 | 103.9 | 104.7 | 105.9 | 106.5 | 107.7