WODR

Infobox Radio station
name = WODR


city = Fair Bluff, North Carolina
area = Fayetteville
slogan =
branding = Cool 105.3
frequency = 105.3 MHz
repeater =
airdate =
share = 0.8
share as of = Fa'07
share source = R&Rcite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Fayetteville Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Fayetteville&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio & Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format = R & B oldies/beach music
power =
erp = 11,000 watts
haat = 150.0 meters
class = C3
facility_id = 78329
coordinates = coord|34|17|1.00|N| 78|48|9.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WSIM (2000-2003)
WPPG (2003-2004)
WNFI (2004-2005)
owner = The Padner Group, LLC
licensee =
sister_stations = WOLH and WHYM
webcast =
website =
affiliations =

WODR (105.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an R & B oldies/beach music format. Licensed to Fair Bluff, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by The Padner Group, LLC. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WODR |title=WODR Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] [cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WODR|title=WODR Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron]

History

The station went on the air as WSIM on May 2nd 2000. On June 18th 2003 the station changed its call sign to WPPG, then to WNFI on September 7th 2004 & finally on March 22nd 2005 to the current WODR. [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=78329&Callsign=WODR |title=WODR Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] In June 2003, WPPG began playing a mix of music like nothing else on radio in Wilmington, North Carolina--Woody Guthrie might be followed by R.L. Burnside, John Prine and Phish, for example. It was not a stunt. It was Triple-A. The Penguin, also heard on 106.7 FM starting in August, was "a different kind of bird" that played "the music you've been waiting for." Program director Mark Keefe came from WNCW. [John Staton, "Will the Penguin Rise or Fall?" "Star-News", November 27, 2003.] Later, this station played oldies. As Radio Fiesta, the station's format was Regional Mexican, with its programming also heard on WOLH and WHYM in Florence, South Carolina and WFMO, which is licensed to Fairmont, North Carolina.

In 2008, WODR owner The Padner Group planned studios in Whiteville, North Carolina and a new beach music format called "Cool 105.3," along with a signal increase to 11,000 watts. James E. Reddish, known to listeners of WIXE in Monroe, North Carolina as James Edward "Foxx", became general manager. [Steve Palisin, "More Beach Music Hits Local Radio," "The Sun News", August 30, 2008.] The change took effect September 29, with Foxx as morning host. [Steve Palisin, "Cool 105.3 FM at Full Power," "The Sun News", Sept. 28, 2008.]

References

External links

*FM station data|WODR