- WDDW
Infobox Radio Station
name = WDDW
airdate = 1989
frequency = 104.7 (MHz)
city =Sturtevant, Wisconsin
area = Milwaukee/Racine
format = Traditional Mexican Music
owner =Bustos Media
erp = 4,200watt s
haat = 103meter s
branding = "La Gran D"
slogan =
class = A
facility_id = 53506
website = http://www.lagrande1047.com
callsign_meaning = |WDDW-FM (104.7 FM) is a
Spanish language radio station in licensed toSturtevant, Wisconsin , and serving the Milwaukee and Racine area. They are owned byBustos Media . WDDW is also known as "La GranD", and plays traditionalMexican music .WDDW switched to its current format on
September 16 ,2005 to great fanfare as they became the Milwaukee area's first-ever full-timeSpanish language FM station. OnOctober 13 ,2005 ,Bustos Media agreed to purchase the station fromNextMedia Group for $10.2 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2005, pendingFCC approval.The
frequency signed on in1989 as WZXA. In 1994 it became a mixture of satellite and localHot Adult Contemporary as "Sunny 104.7" targeting Racine and Kenosha with their transmitter site located in Franksville, WI, and owned by Pride Communications. In the spring of 1997 it flipped to Hot Country as WEXT "Extreme Country 104.7". In 2000 Pride Communications was sold to NextMedia. No major format changes were made. In February 2004 NextMedia turned on their new Oak Creek Transmitter. The format remained Hot Country until March 6th 2004 when it evolved into a mixture of current and classic country as "104-7 The Wolf" targeting the Milwaukee area. In September 2005 the station began simulcasting sister stationWIIL Kenosha. At the end of that simulcasting it was announced that the station would switch to its current format.References
* [http://www.jsonline.com/enter/gen/sep05/356479.asp Cheers greet switch to Spanish]
* [http://www.jsonline.com/enter/tvradio/oct05/362916.asp Spanish-language radio station gets new owner]
* [http://www.bustosmedia.com/download/press/WDDW%20Press%20release%20101305.pdf Bustos Media press release]External links
* [http://www.bustosmedia.com/ Bustos Media]
*FMQ|WDDW
*FML|WDDW
*FMARB|WDDW
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