WWDE-FM
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| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
| Frequency | 101.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 101-3 2WD |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | June 1, 1962 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 40753 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 152 meters (499 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°49′41.0″N 76°15′5.0″W / 36.828056°N 76.251389°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
WWDE-FM (101.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Hampton, Virginia, and serving the Hampton Roads area. WWDE-FM airs an adult contemporary radio format. he station is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc.[2]
WWDE-FM has studios and offices on Clearfield Avenue in Virginia Beach, and its transmitter is off East Indian River Road in Norfolk.
History
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The station first signed on the air on June 1, 1962, owned by Dick Lamb, Larry Saunders and Gene Loving.[3] During the 1970s, it was co-owned with WVEC (1490 AM, now WXTG) and WVEC-TV. Its call letters were WVHR, and it aired a middle of the road music format, sometimes simulcast with its AM sister station. Its longtime adult contemporary format started on July 31, 1978, with Lamb and sidekick Paul Richardson hosting the "2WD Breakfast Bunch" until January 28, 2005. Both have moved to rival WTWV-FM.[4]
In May 1987, a WWDE overnight DJ, Debbie Dicus, was murdered in broad daylight while tending to her garden in a public park in Hampton. Her tragic murder is noted on a Forensic Files episode, "Garden of Evil".[5]
On December 26, 2006, WWDE shifted to soft adult contemporary, but retained the "2WD" moniker.[6] On April 1, 2013, WWDE shifted back to mainstream adult contemporary, and rebranded as "The New 101.3 2WD".
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWDE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WWDE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-219
- ^ "Dick Lamb exits 2WD (audio)" (WMA). January 28, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ Reisner, Rebecca (January 24, 2019). "Debbie Dicus: A Deejay Signs off Too Soon". Forensic Files Now. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ "VA repositions to Soft/Lite Rock (audio)" (WMA). December 26, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 40753 (WWDE-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WWDE-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Hampton Roads Media Information
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