WDLD (96.7 MHz, Live 96-7) is a commercial radio station licensed to Halfway, Maryland. Owned by Connoisseur Media, it broadcasts a rhythmic contemporary format serving the Hagerstown metropolitan area.[3]
History
The station went on the air as WHAG-FM in January 1965.
In 1975, WQCM changed their format from country music to album-oriented rock.[4]
On March 28, 1977, WQCM changed their format from album-oriented rock to Top 40/CHR, branded as “97-Q”.[5]
On August 30, 2002, at noon, WQCM moved down the dial from 96.7 to 94.3, and began stunting with a loop of Wild Thing by Tone Loc. Five hours later, the station flipped to rhythmic contemporary branded as “Wild 96.7”.[6][7] The first song on “Wild” was “Hot in Herre” by Nelly.
On November 1, 2018, WDLD rebranded from Wild 96-7 to Live 96-7, segueing from rhythmic contemporary to a mainstream CHR format while retaining as a rhythmic Top 40 station.[8]
References
- ^ a b “FCC History Cards for WDLD”.
- ^ “Facility Technical Data for WDLD”. Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ “WDLD Facility Record”. Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ “1977-BC-YB” (PDF). Broadcasting/Cablecasting. 1977. p. C-96. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ “1978-BC-YB” (PDF). Broadcasting/Cablecasting. 1978. p. C-99. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ “Format Changes & Updates“, The M-Street Journal. August 28, 2002. p. 13. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ^ “Radio One Still Makes Headlines“, Billboard. September 6, 2002. p. 3. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- ^ “Wild 96.7 Hagerstown Rebrands As Live 96.7”. RadioInsight. November 2, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 23469 (WDLD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WDLD in Nielsen Audio‘s FM station database