WDER

WDER
City AM: Derry, New Hampshire
FM: Peterborough, New Hampshire
Broadcast area Manchester/Nashua, New Hampshire
Branding WDER 1320 AM/92.1 FM
Slogan Life Changing Radio
Frequency AM: 1320 kHz
FM: 92.1 MHz
First air date AM: October 1983 (1983-10)[1]
FM: May 1972 (1972-05)[2]
Format Christian radio
Power AM: 10,000 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night)
ERP FM: 170 watts
HAAT FM: 423 meters
Class AM: B
FM: A
Facility ID AM: 61615
FM: 52399
Transmitter coordinates AM: 42°51′59.00″N 71°17′14.00″W / 42.8663889°N 71.2872222°W / 42.8663889; -71.2872222
FM: 42°51′41.30″N 71°52′43.28″W / 42.8614722°N 71.8786889°W / 42.8614722; -71.8786889 (WDER-FM)
Callsign meaning DERry
Former callsigns FM:
WSLE (1972–1981)
WMDK (1981–1989)
WMDK-FM (1989–1991)
WNHQ (1991–1999)
WFEX (1999–2012)
Affiliations Salem Communications
Owner Blount Communications
(Blount Communications, Inc. of NH)
Webcast Listen Live
Website wder.com

WDER (1320 AM) and WDER-FM (92.1 FM) are radio stations broadcasting a Christian radio format. They are the flagship stations of the "Life Changing Radio" network. WDER AM is licensed to Derry, New Hampshire, and WDER-FM is licensed to Peterborough, New Hampshire. The stations are owned by Blount Communications, Inc. of NH and feature programming from Salem Communications.[3][4]

In 2012, Blount Communications purchased 92.1 FM, then WFEX, from Phoenix Media/Communications Group, and changed the call letters to WDER-FM, providing WDER AM with a sister station on the FM band to extend its outreach. Prior to the purchase, WFEX had served as a simulcast of WFNX (now WBWL) in Boston.[5]

References

  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-280. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. "NHAB Alumni: John Scott". New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on June 28, 2007.
  3. "WDER Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. "WDER-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. WFNX’s NH side, 92.1 FM, bought by Christian radio station WDER in Derry David Brooks, Nashua Telegraph, May 17, 2012


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