WDYK (100.5 FM) is an

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...

formatted

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licensed to

Ridgeley, West Virginia Ridgeley is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, and part of the Cumberland Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 590 at the 2020 census. Ridgeley was initially known as St. Clairsville, named for Sir John St Cl ...

, serving the

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/ Frostburg/ Keyser area. WDYK is owned and operated by WVRC Media.

History

WDYK went on the air in September 2006 with an

Adult Contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...

format. The station was West Virginia Radio Corporation's entrance into the Cumberland market. The company later bought

WQZK WQZK-FM (94.1 MHz) is a Top 40 (CHR) formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Keyser, West Virginia, serving the Keyser/Cumberland/ Frostburg area. WQZK-FM is owned and operated by WVRC Media. Booster Station In addition to the main s ...

and WKLP. WDYK airs the syndicated

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show weeknights. WDYK airs the Bob and Sheri Program in the morning from 6 AM to 9 AM. In February 2009, WDYK began broadcasting in

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External links

Magic 100.5 Online
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