WDNT
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| City | Dayton, Tennessee |
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| Broadcast area | Rhea County, Tennessee |
| Branding | 1280 WDNT |
| Slogan | Dayton's Hometown Radio |
| Frequency | 1280 kHz |
| First air date | December 6, 1957 |
| Format | Oldies |
| Language(s) | English |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day) 310 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 70783 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°30′40″N 85°00′36″W / 35.51111°N 85.01000°W |
| Callsign meaning | W DaytoN, Tennessee |
| Former callsigns | WDNT (1957-2006) WALV (2/2006) |
| Owner | Beverly Broadcasting Company, LLC |
| Sister stations | WRHA, WRKQ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | rheacountyradio.com |
WDNT (1280 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Dayton, the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee. Established in 1957, the station's broadcast license is held by Beverly Broadcasting Company, LLC.
Since June 2010, WDNT has broadcast an oldies music format similar to, but not always in simulcast with, sister station WRHA (970 AM, Spring City, Tennessee). While the stations are mostly locally programmed and operated, since August 2011 both stations have aired the syndicated radio program The Donny Osmond Show for five hours each weekday.
In addition to music programming, WDNT and WRHA broadcast Rhea County High School football games each Fall.
This station began regular broadcast operations on December 6, 1957, with 1,000 watts of power on a frequency of 1280 kilohertz as a "daytimer", restricted to broadcasting between sunrise and sunset to limit skywave interference with other stations on the same frequency. WDNT was the first radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve Dayton.
Launched under the ownership of Norman A. Thomas with the broadcast license held by the Dayton Broadcasting Company, the station's original personnel included general manager Jack S. Pullin, chief engineer Eddie Lane, news director Bill Watts, farm director E.L. Tipps, and women's issues director Lois Massengill. WDNT was an affiliate of the Keystone Network.
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