WMDR (AM)

WMDR
City	Augusta, Maine
Broadcast area	Kennebec & Somerset Counties
Branding	The Light
Slogan	Encouraging Talk Radio
Frequency	1340 kHz
First air date	October 2, 1946
Format	Religious talk radio
Power	1,000 watts
Class	C
Facility ID	37469
Transmitter coordinates	44°19′43″N 69°45′53″W / 44.32861°N 69.76472°W / 44.32861; -69.76472
Callsign meaning	Words and Music for Daily Rejoicing
Former callsigns	WFAU (1946–1994)
Owner	Light of Life Ministries, Inc.
Sister stations	WMDR-FM, WWWA
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.wmdr.org

WMDR 1340 AM is an American AM radio station licensed to Augusta, Maine. It is owned by Light of Life Ministries and carries Salem Radio Network news and talk radio programming.

History

The 1340 frequency was previously known as WFAU; in 1994, its call letters and nostalgia format moved to 1280 AM, while 1340 became religious station WMDR. (The 1280 frequency became WJYE in 2014.) In the early 2000s WMDR changed formats to a children's format, changing to Southern Gospel in late 2005, with the children's format moving to WMDR-FM. In March 2007, AM 1340 once again flipped formats with its FM counterpart, inheriting the Contemporary Christian format.

In 2009 the children's format was moved to an on demand section of their website and 1340 changed to a Christian-based talk radio station.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WMDR is relayed by an FM translator.

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W232CU	94.3	Augusta, Maine	250	D	FCC

External links

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Radio-Locator Information on WMDR

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Radio stations in the Augusta-Waterville, Maine market
By AM frequency	1160 1280 1340 1400 1450 1490
By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.5 89.7 90.5 91.3 91.5 92.3 93.3 93.5 93.9 95.3 96.7 97.5 98.5 99.3 100.5 101.3 102.5 102.9 103.3 104.3 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.9 107.5 107.9
By callsign	W263AS WABK-FM WARX WBCI WBLM WBQX WBYA WCTB WEBB WFMX WFNK WJYE WJZN WKTJ-FM WMCM WMDR WMDR-FM WMEP WMEW WMEY WMHB WMME-FM WQSK WQSS WRFR-LP WSKW WTOS-FM WTQX WTVL WUMF WVOM WVQM WWTP WWWA
Nearby radio markets Bangor Lewiston-Auburn North Conway/Fryeburg Northeast Kingdom and Northern New Hampshire Northern and Downeast Maine Portland See also List of radio stations in Maine Sherbrooke/Estrie Radio

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Maine
Stations	WGAN – Portland WGIN – Biddeford WLOB – Portland WMDR – Augusta WVOM-FM – Howland WVQM – Augusta WXME – Monticello WZAN – Portland WZON – Bangor
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Maine

Religious radio stations in the state of Maine
Stations	WBCI – Bath WFST – Caribou WHCF – Bangor WJCX – Pittsfield WMDR – Augusta WMDR-FM – Oakland WMEK – Kennebunkport WMEY – Bowdoin WMSJ – Freeport WRKJ – Westbrook WRPB – Benedicta WRNM – Ellsworth WSEW – Sanford WTBP – Bath WWLN – Lincoln WWTP – Augusta WWWA – Winslow WXBP – Corinth WXTP – North Windham WYFP – Harpswell
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Maine See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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