WADK

WADK (1540 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Newport, Rhode Island. The station is owned by 3G Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a News/Talk format, with Jazz airing each weekend and local high school football and Salve Regina University college football home games during the autumn.[3]

WADK
CityNewport, Rhode Island
Broadcast areaProvidence Rhode Island
Frequency1540 kHz
Branding1540 WADK
SloganYour Information Station
Programming
FormatNews/Talk/Jazz on the weekend
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner3G Broadcasting, Inc.
WMNP
History
First air date
November 6, 1948[1]
Former call signs
WRJM (1948–1953)[2]
Call sign meaning
"Aquidneck"[2]
Technical information
Facility ID58744
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (day)
Transmitter coordinates
41°30′13″N 71°18′43″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitehttp://www.wadk.com/

The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission[4] since November 23, 1953.[5] Its broadcast tower has been located off Garfield Street in Newport since 1967. Because of ground conductivity and the small size of the state of Rhode Island, WADK's signal is audible in Providence and beyond.[2]

References

  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-390. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. "WADK's History". WADK AM 1540 official website. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  3. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. "WADK history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 23, 2017.


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