WDAC (94.5

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) is a

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licensed to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, known as "Hope 94.5." It is owned by the WDAC Radio Company and broadcasts a Christian radio format.

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music is heard in morning

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and late evenings. Other hours feature Christian talk and teaching shows from

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, Jim Daly,

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, Alistair Begg,

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and others. WDAC's radio studios and

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are on Lancaster Pike in New Providence. WDAC has an

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(ERP) of 19,000

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/ref> It broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel has a Christian radio format with the slogan "HOPE Music for the Heart!"

History

The

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(FCC) granted Percy B. Crawford a construction permit for a new FM station on April 15, 1959. The original

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was WLPH. On May 25, 1959, the call sign was changed to WDAC. WDAC

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for first time on December 13, 1959. It was granted its first license on August 1, 1960. On December 16, 1960, the FCC granted a reassignment of the station's license to Ruth Marjorie Crawford following the death of Percy Crawford. On June 19, 1973, the FCC granted a voluntary reassignment of the station's license to the WDAC Radio Company, effective July 2, 1973. From its earliest days, the station has broadcast a Christian radio format.

Translators

WDAC programming is broadcast on the following

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Signal note

WDAC is short-spaced to three other Class B stations: WDSD 94.7 Dover, Delaware;

WIAD WIAD (94.7 FM, "94.7 The Drive") is a commercial radio station licensed to Bethesda, Maryland, and serving the Washington metropolitan area.

94.7

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; and

WPST WPST (94.5 FM, "94-5 PST") is a commercial radio station licensed to Trenton, New Jersey, airing a CHR format known as "94-5 PST". Owned by Townsquare Media, the station serves Central Jersey, the Delaware Valley, Philadelphia and its northern ...

94.5

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rules is 105 miles. WDAC and WPST operate on the same channel and the distance between the two stations' transmitters is 76 miles as determined by FCC rules. The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on the same channel according to current

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rules is 150 miles.

References

External links

* * {{Crawford Broadcasting DAC Radio stations established in 1959 DAc