WDSS
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| City of license | Ada, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | Grand Rapids |
| Branding | Radio Disney |
| Slogan | Radio Disney AM 1680 |
| Frequency | 1680 kHz |
| First air date | October 1988 |
| Format | Children's Radio |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 6,800 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 87106 |
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| Callsign meaning | Radio Disney |
| Former callsigns | WJNZ (10/15/98-6/16/03) WBHD (9/4/88-10/15/98) |
| Affiliations | Radio Disney, ABC Radio |
| Owner | Goodrich Radio, LLC |
| Website | am1680wdss.com |
WDSS (1680 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Children's Radio format.Licensed to Ada, Michigan, USA, the station serves the Grand Rapids area. The station is currently owned by Goodrich Radio, LLC and is one of the few Radio Disney stations not owned by the Walt Disney Company .[1]
[edit] History
The station went on the air as WBHD on 1998-09-04. On 1998-10-15, the station changed it's call sign to WJNZ flipping to an Urban Contemporary format as "1680 Jamz" giving Grand Rapids it's first 24-hour Urban station at the time, the call letters and format are now on AM 1140. On June 16, 2003, the station changed the call letters to the current ones of WDSS and placed the Radio Disney format on the frequency.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ WDSS Facility Record. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ WDSS Call Sign History. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
[edit] External links
- Michiguide.com - WDSS History
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WDSS
- Radio Locator Information on WDSS
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WDSS
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