WFDM (AM)
City | Ft. Walton Beach, Florida |
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Branding | Freedom 94.3 |
Frequency | 1400 kHz |
Translator(s) | 94.3 W233BH (Fort Walton Beach) |
Format | News/Talk |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 47003 |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°24′38.00″N 86°37′23.00″W / 30.4105556°N 86.6230556°W |
Callsign meaning | FreeDoM |
Former callsigns |
WNUE (?-1994) WFAV (1994-2002) WJGC (2002-2004) WBAU (2004-2006) WTKE (2006-2008) WZFN (2008-2010) |
Owner | Omni Broadcasting, LLC |
Sister stations | WPNS |
WFDM (1400 AM, "Freedom 94.3") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA on the frequency of 1400 kHz and W233BH-FM. It first began broadcasting under the call sign "WNUE". The station licensee and operator is Omni Broadcasting. WFDM broadcasts a news/talk format as "Freedom 94.3".
History
The station was first assigned the call sign WNUE, which was changed to WFAV on September 19, 1994. On January 31, 2002 the call sign was changed to WJGC which was then changed to WBAU on July 21, 2004.
On June 30, 2006, the call sign was changed to WTKE and the station started simulcasting the sports radio format on WTKE-FM as "100.3 The Ticket". The call sign was changed to WZFN and the station was branded "1400 Z Fan", retaining the sports talk format. November 22, 2011 the call sign changed to WFDM. There is a WFDM-FM in Franklin, IN but there is no owner relation.
WFDM simulcasts on FM translator W233BH as "Freedom 94.3 FM" and is owned by Omni Broadcasting, LLC, of Fort Walton Beach. Its line up includes the Freedom In The Morning Show with Wolfe and Andi, Syndicated hosts Laura Ingrahm, Burnie Thompson, Dave Ramsey, Mark Levin, Brian Kilmead, Alex Jones and is a Fox News Radio, AccuWeather,and a New Orleans Saints (NFL) Radio network affiliate.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WFDM
- Radio-Locator Information on WFDM
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WFDM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W233BH