WDCT

WDCT
Broadcast area
Frequency1310 kHz
BrandingK-Radio Washington D.C.
Programming
FormatKorean
AffiliationsVirginia Association of Broadcasters
Ownership
Owner
  • Sukchan Lee & Kwangok Sung
  • (KBC Broadcasting Inc.)
History
First air date
September 25, 1955 (1955-09-25)
Former call signs
  • WFCR (1955–1962)
  • WEEL (1962–1985)
Call sign meaning
Washington D.C. Talk (former format)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
20668
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
38°51′8.4″N 77°18′55.9″W / 38.852333°N 77.315528°W / 38.852333; -77.315528
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.dc1310.com

WDCT is a commercial radio station licensed to Fairfax, Virginia, and serving Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. WDCT is operated and licensed to Sukchan Lee and Kwangok Sung, KBC Broadcasting Inc.

History

As WEEL, the station was a popular Northern Virginia Top 40 music station in the 1960s and 1970s. After a number of brokered formats, WDCT became a Korean religious formatted broadcast radio station, serving Northern Virginia. WDCT was owned and operated by Kwang Ok Sung and Suk Chan Lee, through licensee KBC Broadcasting Inc.

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-563. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ With the Jockeys. Billboard. November 12, 1955. p. 135. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WDCT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ "WDCT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.