WADV explained

WADV
City:Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Area:Lebanon
Airdate:July 4, 1976
Format:Christian, Southern gospel
Power:1,000 watts day
5 watts night
Class:D
Facility Id:20401
Coordinates:40.3728°N -76.3647°W
Owner:Estate of Earl Kochel, Jr.
Licensee:Wadv Radio, Inc
Licensing Authority:FCC

WADV (940 AM) is a radio station licensed to Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is currently owned by the Kochel family under holding company Wadv Radio, Inc.[1] [2] It went silent on December 5, 2019 due to problems with the transmitter.[3] After notifying the FCC in February 2020 of the shutdown (citing a transmitter failure), the Kochels ceased responding to inquiries about the station.[4] As of January 2021, WADV resumed broadcasting after replacing their transmitter.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WADV Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. Web site: WADV Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
  3. Web site: Silent AM Broadcast Stations List. 25 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Radio silence: FCC chides AM station WADV for failing to notify commission of intent to halt operations. 27 May 2020.
  5. Web site: WADV back on the air after a year offline. 13 Jan 2021.