WDTL (105.7 FM, "Delta Country 105.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Indianola, Mississippi, United States. The station is owned by Delta Radio Network LLC.

WDTL
Broadcast areaGreenville, Mississippi
Frequency105.7 MHz
BrandingDelta Country 105.7
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Ownership
OwnerDelta Radio Network, LLC
WIQQ, WIBT, WKXY, WKXG, WNIX, WNLA, WNLA-FM, KZYQ, WZYQ, WBYB
History
First air date
1969
Former call signs
WNLA-FM (1979–2012)
WIBT (2012–2014)
WNOU (2014–2016)
Former frequencies
105.5 MHz (1970–2018)
Call sign meaning
similar to "Delta" (owner and branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID59962
ClassC2
ERP14,000 watts
HAAT159 meters (522 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
33°28′41″N 90°38′28″W / 33.47806°N 90.64111°W / 33.47806; -90.64111
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitedeltacountry.com

WDTL broadcasts a country music format to the greater Greenville, Mississippi, area.[2] Our morning show is hosted by “Big” Steve Kelly, a longtime radio veteran. The station also airs the syndicated "The Original Country Gold with Rowdy Yates" and "Rick Jackson's Country Classics, as well as “Retro Country USA” with Big Steve Kelly on Sunday nights 10-Mid.

History

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In August 1984, Fritts Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Shamrock Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on October 9, 1984, and the transaction was consummated on October 15, 1984.[3]

In April 2007, Shamrock Broadcasting, Inc., contracted to sell this station and AM sister station WNLA to Debut Broadcasting Corporation, Inc.[4] The deal was approved by the FCC in May 2007 and the transaction consummated in June 2007. Debut sold the station to Delta Radio Network in 2010.

On September 16, 2014, the then-WNOU changed its format from urban contemporary to country, branded as "Delta Country 105.5". The station changed its call sign to the current WDTL on March 9, 2016.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDTL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  3. ^ "Application Search Details (BAPLH-19840814GP)". FCC Media Bureau. October 15, 1984.
  4. ^ "Debut gets go-ahead from FCC". The Mississippi Business Journal. June 18, 2007.
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