WDLR
| City | Delaware, Ohio |
|---|---|
| Branding | 92.9 FM WDLR |
| Slogan | Ohio's Best Classic Hits |
| Frequency | 1550 kHz |
| Translator(s) | W225CM 92.9 Delaware |
| First air date | 1960 |
| Format |
Full Service Classic Hits Adult Contemporary |
| Power | 500 watts (day) 29 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 54557 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°17′56″N 83°02′46″W / 40.29889°N 83.04611°W |
| Callsign meaning | W DeLawaRe |
| Former callsigns | WDLR (1960-2004) WXOL (2004-2007) |
| Affiliations |
ABC News Radio ONN Radio Fox Sports Radio WeatherBug Ohio State IMG Sports Network Cleveland Indians Radio Network |
| Owner | Brent Casagrande (Delmar Communications, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WQTT, WVXG |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wdlrradio.com |
WDLR (1550 AM) — branded 92.9 FM WDLR — is a commercial radio station licensed to Delaware, Ohio. The station primarily serves the Delaware County region, with limited coverage in the Columbus market. The station is under ownership of Brent Casagrande through licensee Delmar Communications, Inc, and features a locally-programmed mixture of adult contemporary and classic hits.
The station broadcasts at 500 watts during the day and 29 watts at night as a Class D operation, to protect nearby Class-A clear-channel station CBEF Windsor, Ontario.
WDLR also simulcasts over Delaware translator W225CM (92.9 FM).
WDLR signed on the air in October 1960. Initially locally owned through Delaware Broadcasting, Inc., the station was purchased in 1968 by Cardinal Communications Group which was the broadcast arm of tobacco conglomerate R. J. Reynolds. In 1973 it was sold to Radio Delaware Incorporated which was principally owned by James N Shaheen.
In the early 1990s, WDLR was famous among Ohio Wesleyan students for its lunchtime program "TRadio," hosted by Stu Sisk.
In 1997 Radio Delaware sold the station to Fifteen Fifty Corporation which was owned by Patrica Casagrande of Powell, Ohio (FCC Ownership report) and her son Robert G. Casagrande - best known as WCMH helicopter pilot Robb Case - who died in September 2007 at age 50 from cancer.
In Summer 2008, WDLR was acquired by ICS Holdings, Inc., which is owned principally by Mark Litton.
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