WDRM
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| City | Decatur, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Branding | 102.1 WDRM |
| Slogan | Continuous Country Favorites |
| Frequency | 102.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) 102.1 HD-2 for New Country 102.1 HD-3 for Way FM |
| Translator(s) | 99.5 W258AU (Chase, relays HD3) |
| First air date | 1951 (as WHOS-FM at 92.5) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 299 meters (982 feet) |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 44024 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°47′36″N 86°37′51″W / 34.79333°N 86.63083°W |
| Callsign meaning | Decatur Radio Market |
| Former callsigns | WHOS-FM (1951-1970s) WDRM (1970s-1982) WDRM-FM (1982-1986) |
| Former frequencies | 92.5 MHz (1951-1959) |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio during late-night |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Sister stations | WBHP, WHOS, WQRV, WTAK-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wdrm.com |
WDRM (102.1 FM, "102.1 WDRM") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Decatur, Alabama, and owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. It serves the Huntsville, Alabama, area with a country music format.
WDRM has been consistently ranked by Arbitron as the most-listened to radio station in the Huntsville market for two decades. The weekday morning show, currently hosted by Dan McClain and Josie Lane, was top-rated in the Huntsville market for two decades until falling to #2 in the Summer 2008 ratings. Syndicated programming includes After Midnite with Blair Garner hosted by Blair Garner from Premiere Radio Networks.
Except for a short period from 1982 to 1986 when it was officially "WDRM-FM" to accommodate a co-owned AM station being branded as "WDRM", this station has been assigned the WDRM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since it was initially licensed.
WDRM simulcasts the audio of Huntsville-based television station WHNT when severe weather threatens its listening area.
WHOS-FM started in 1951 on 92.5 FM as a simulcast of WHOS-AM (800 kHz), but aired 24 hours a day, unlike WHOS, which could only air in the daytime. The station was later moved to 102.1 MHz in 1959.
WDRM was automated without live disc jockeys until the late 1960s. In 1967, WDRM began a popular evening program called "Nite Country" which featured a live DJ and phone in requests. The first DJ on Nite Country was Tony Beason (1967-69). He was replaced in 1969 by Wayne Forsythe (1969-71).
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the station, now known as WDRM, played a Top 40 and Album rock format; the station employed a youthful stable of on-air personalities during this era. Barry "The Nightcrawler" Cole, Doug "More Music" Micheals, and Thom Collins were a few of the disc jockeys on the station during that period. Comedic comments and an on-air attitude of "not following the rules" was very popular with younger listeners, most of whom had never heard hard rock on the radio before. The nearest stations to Decatur that played a hard rock format were in Birmingham, and they were very difficult to receive except on external FM antennas.
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