AM Technical Profile: WDNG

Frequency:

1450

Format:

Talk. News

Transmitter Location:

[map] [bird's eye] [street view] Between W 15th and W 16th Streets, off Crawford Avenue, in Anniston.

Power (ERP):

Day: 1 kW

Night: 1 kW

Antenna:

1 tower

Other Information:

[FCC]

[Radio-Locator]

[Wikipedia]

History:

Part of the Anniston switcharoo, this station was once WHMA, before it moved to 1390.  It appears to have come on in Anniston in 1938 according to an old copy of the Radio Annual.  The history actually goes further back, to 1929 as WFDW Talladega, on 1420 kHz, making it one of the oldest stations in the state. Another source points to the calls and frequency moving to Anniston in 1931, with calls changing to WAMC in 1934 and then WHMA in 1941, wherein it moved to 1450 kHz.

 

Around 1959 the WHMA calls migrated to 1390 kHz and this station became "new" with WDNG for calls. In recent times they were country, but recently picked up a strong lineup of talk show hosts when they went all talk and news.