WADV
| Broadcast area | Lebanon |
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| Frequency | 940 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian, Southern gospel |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | July 4, 1976 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20401 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 5 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°22′22.00″N 76°21′53.00″W / 40.3727778°N 76.3647222°W |
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Public license information | |
WADV (940 AM) is a radio station licensed to Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is currently owned by the Kochel family under holding company Wadv Radio, Inc.[2][3] It went silent on December 5, 2019 due to problems with the transmitter.[4] After notifying the FCC in February 2020 of the shutdown (citing a transmitter failure), the Kochels ceased responding to inquiries about the station.[5] As of January 2021, WADV resumed broadcasting after replacing their transmitter.[6]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WADV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WADV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WADV Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Silent AM Broadcast Stations List". 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Radio silence: FCC chides AM station WADV for failing to notify commission of intent to halt operations". 27 May 2020.
- ^ "WADV back on the air after a year offline". 13 Jan 2021.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 20401 (WADV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WADV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database