WDPT

Infobox Radio station
name = WDPT


city = Decatur, Alabama
area = Huntsville, Alabama
branding = "ProTalk 1490"
slogan = "Today's Talk"
airdate =
frequency = 1490 kHz
format = Talk
power = 1000 watts
class = C
facility_id = 70707
coordinates = coord|34|35|14|N|86|59|13|W|
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WAJF
owner = Christian Voice of Central Ohio, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations = WTKI
webcast = [http://www.protalk1490.com/protalk.asx Listen Live]
website = http://www.protalk1490.com/
affiliations =

WDPT (1490 AM, "ProTalk 1490") is a radio station licensed to Decatur, Alabama, that serves the western Huntsville, Alabama, market. The station broadcasts a mix of religious and conservative talk radio programming.cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/] This programming is simulcast on sister station WTKI (1450 AM) in Huntsville, Alabama.

History

Before switching to the current call letters, this station was known as WAJF. The station was assigned the WDPT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 20, 2006.cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=70707&Callsign=WDPT |title=Call Sign History] The 1490 frequency was re-allocated to Decatur after WHBS-AM/1490 in Huntsville moved from 1490 kHz to 1550 kHz around 1959.

Ownership

In December 2002, the then-WAJF was sold to WAJF Inc. (Ira Littman, president) by Daniel L. Oppenheim for $150,000. [cite news |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA265707.html |title=Changing Hands |author=BIA Financial Networks |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=2002-12-16]

In June 2007, WDPT was sold to Christian Voice of Central Ohio Inc. by WAJF Inc. (Troy Bryant, president) for a reported sale price of $167,500. [cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6448445.html?q=WAJF |title=Deals |author=BIA Financial Networks |date=2007-06-24]

References

External links

* [http://www.protalk1490.com/ WDPT official website]
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