WDAV

WDAV
City of license Davidson, North Carolina
Broadcast area Charlotte, North Carolina
Branding "Classical Public Radio"
Frequency 89.9 MHz
First air date 1973 (originally carrier current 1969-73)
Format Classical music and public radio
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 246 meters
Class C1
Facility ID 66503
Callsign meaning W DAVidson
Affiliations NPR
Owner Davidson College
Webcast Listen Live
Website wdav.org

WDAV "Classical 89.9" is a non-commercial public radio station located in Davidson, North Carolina and serving the Charlotte, North Carolina market. The station, owned by Davidson College, airs classical music and fine arts programming.

WDAV signed on in 1973 as a student-run college radio station[1], taking over from a carrier current station that had been on the air since 1969. In 1978, it was upgraded to a full-service professional operation. A series of power increases boosted its coverage area to 22 counties in North and South Carolina.

In 1985, WDAV made plans to increase its signal from 20,000 to 100,000 watts using a directional antenna to prevent interference with WEPR. The station was also moving from a small space in the college's union building to a new building.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.wdav.org/15_45_62.cfm
  2. ^ Zona Lai, "WDAV to Aim Signal to South," The Charlotte Observer, July 9, 1985.

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