WDLR

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WDLR
City of license Delaware, Ohio
Frequency 1550 kHz
First air date 1960
Format Oldies
Power 500 watts (day)
29 watts (night)
Class D
Facility ID 54557
Callsign meaning W DeLawaRe
Former callsigns WDLR (1960-2004)
WXOL (2004-2007)
Owner ICS Holdings, Inc.
Sister stations WQTT, WVXG
Website 1550wdlr.com

WDLR 1550 AM, signed on the air in Delaware, Ohio about October 1960.[1] Today, WDLR derives a portion of its programming from Scott Shannon's The True Oldies Channel from ABC Radio.[2]

In the early 1990s, WDLR was famous among Ohio Wesleyan students for its lunchtime program "TRadio," hosted by Stu Sisk.

Prior to taking back the WDLR calls in July 2007, the station used WXOL after June 9, 2004, and before that also used WDLR. FCC Call Sign History

The call letters WDLR represent the station's city of license: W Delaware.

Until Summer 2008, Fifteen Fifty Corporation, which is 100% owned by Patricia Casagrande of Powell, Ohio (FCC Ownership report). The station had been acquired by former WCMH TV4 helicopter pilot Robb Case (born Robb Casagrande), but Robb Case died in September 2007 at age 50 from cancer.[3]

In Summer 2008, WDLR was acquired by ICS Holdings, Inc.

References

  1. ^ Here is the exact listing for the construction permit from 1961-62 Broadcasting Yearbook: WDLR (not on air; target date Oct. 1, 1960): 1550 kc; 500 w-D, DA-D. P.O. Box 231. Delaware Broadcasting Inc. (Original owner) C. Robert Taylor, gen mgr & coml mgr. WDLR was purchased in 1968 by Cardinal Communications Group which was the broadcast Arm of R J Reynolds Company (The Tabacco Conglamerate). In 1973 it was sold to Radio Delaware Incorporated which was principally owned by James N Shaheen. In 1997 Radio Delaware sold the station to fifteen Fifty Corporation which was owned by Patrica Casagrande and her son Robert G Casagrande. In 2005 the Station was acquired by ICS Holdings which is owned principally by Mark Litton.
  2. ^ "Radio Stations". Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. Archived from the original on July 28, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080728203304/http://www.trueoldieschannel.com/html/stations.html. Retrieved December 19, 2008. 
  3. ^ http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/09/14/2_OBIT14.ART_ART_09-14-07_D7_187T429.html?sid=101

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