WTDA
Encyclopedia
WTDA is an FM radio
station in Westerville, Ohio
at 103.9 MHz. It currently broadcasts a Classic Hits
format and is the Central Ohio radio broadcast home of the Pittsburgh Steelers
.
The station broadcast classic rock
music as WEGE "Eagle 103.9" prior to becoming WTDA "Ted FM" in 2004, when it started playing a mix of Top-40-based hits, ranging from the '60s through current popular hit music. With the Ted FM format, WTDA used the slogan "We Play Anything." The station's current call letters attempt to incorporate this "Ted FM" branding. In September 2005, the station's owners added the Bob & Tom show, which had been dropped by Clear Channel's WBWR
.http://www.varietyhits.com/variety/markets/columbusoh.shtml
On January 8, 2007, WTDA rebranded itself as the first and only FM
talk station in Columbus, picking up the Glenn Beck
radio show after the program was dropped from rival station WTVN
. http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_archive.html
On September 8, 2007, the Columbus Dispatch reported that the station had become the Columbus radio home of the Pittsburgh Steelers
. "We are aware that Pittsburgh Steelers fans were underserved in central Ohio," said Hal Fish, program director.
On Monday, December 21st, 2009, the station flipped to Classic Hits and rebranded as "Classic Hits 103.9", using satellite programming from Dial Global's Classic Hits service. WTDA is also one of four radio stations in the Columbus market to have a Classic Hits/Oldies format, joining Newark-based WNKO and the WNND/WNNP
"Rewind 103.5/104.3" simulcast.
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
station in Westerville, Ohio
Westerville, Ohio
Westerville, once known as "The Dry Capital of the World", is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 census.-Early history:...
at 103.9 MHz. It currently broadcasts a Classic Hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
format and is the Central Ohio radio broadcast home of the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
.
The station broadcast classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
music as WEGE "Eagle 103.9" prior to becoming WTDA "Ted FM" in 2004, when it started playing a mix of Top-40-based hits, ranging from the '60s through current popular hit music. With the Ted FM format, WTDA used the slogan "We Play Anything." The station's current call letters attempt to incorporate this "Ted FM" branding. In September 2005, the station's owners added the Bob & Tom show, which had been dropped by Clear Channel's WBWR
WBWR
WBWR — The Brew 105.7 — is a commercial radio station in Columbus, Ohio airing a classic rock format. The Brew is the Columbus affiliate for the Cleveland Browns, and was also the English-language radio station of the Columbus Crew until the common ownership moved the broadcasts to WTVN in 2008....
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On January 8, 2007, WTDA rebranded itself as the first and only FM
Frequency modulation
In telecommunications and signal processing, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its instantaneous frequency. This contrasts with amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant...
talk station in Columbus, picking up the Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
Glenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks...
radio show after the program was dropped from rival station WTVN
WTVN
WTVN is a full-service AM radio station in Columbus, Ohio located at 610 kHz. It has news, talk, and sports programs, is the dominant AM station in the Columbus market and is consistently rated either #1 or #2 by Arbitron...
. http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_archive.html
On September 8, 2007, the Columbus Dispatch reported that the station had become the Columbus radio home of the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
. "We are aware that Pittsburgh Steelers fans were underserved in central Ohio," said Hal Fish, program director.
On Monday, December 21st, 2009, the station flipped to Classic Hits and rebranded as "Classic Hits 103.9", using satellite programming from Dial Global's Classic Hits service. WTDA is also one of four radio stations in the Columbus market to have a Classic Hits/Oldies format, joining Newark-based WNKO and the WNND/WNNP
WNND
WNND and WNNP are two FM radio stations serving the Columbus, Ohio market. Owned by Saga Communications, WNND broadcasts on 103.5 MHz from Pickerington, Ohio, and WNNP broadcasts on 104.3 MHz from Richwood, Ohio....
"Rewind 103.5/104.3" simulcast.