WPDX (Clarksburg, West Virginia) explained

WPDX
City:Clarksburg, West Virginia
Area:Clarksburg, West Virginia
Fairmont, West Virginia
Buckhannon, West Virginia
Branding:104.9 WPDX
Frequency:750 kHz
Airdate:1947
Format:Defunct (was Classic Country)
Power:1,000 watts daytime only
Class:D
Facility Id:68302
Owner:West Virginia Radio Corporation
Licensee:AJG Corporation
Sister Stations:WPDX-FM

WPDX (750 kHz) was a Classic Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Clarksburg, West Virginia, serving the Clarksburg/Fairmont/Buckhannon area. WPDX was last owned by West Virginia Radio Corporation and last operated under their AJG Corporation licensee.

Because it shared the same frequency as "clear channel" station WSB in Atlanta, Georgia, WPDX operated only during daytime hours.

History

WPDX began broadcasting August 17, 1947. The station was licensed to the Clarksburg Broadcasting Corporation and was located at 339 West Main Street in Clarksburg.[1]

On October 13, 2008, WPDX flipped from Adult Standards to Classic Country simulcasting sister station WPDX-FM.

AJG Corporation surrendered WPDX's license to the Federal Communications Commission on December 9, 2021, who cancelled it the same day.

External links

39.2444°N -80.3847°W

Notes and References

  1. News: WPDX Is on the Air. 6 October 2014. Broadcasting. August 25, 1947.