WDYN (980 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

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, the station serves the

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area. The station is currently owned by

Carolina University Carolina University (CU), formerly Piedmont International University (PIU), is a private Christian university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Carolina University offers both residential and online programs including dual enrollment, undergrad ...

History

The station

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in 1958 as WRIP. The

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were changed to WGVT in December 1986. Next, in February 1989, the station became WLMX. In 1999, Cumulus Broadcasting owned WLMX at 980. In 2000, Cumulus sold WLMX and 5 other Chattanooga-area stations to

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. The 980 frequency became the

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WUUS. 3 Daughters Media bought WUUS from Clear Channel in a deal announced late in 2006,

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WNGA for some time. In January 2009, WUUS 980 AM broke away from the simulcast, becoming Talk AM 980. From 1968, WDYN had been located at FM 89.7. In November 2010, Tennessee Temple sold the station's transmitters and frequency to

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for $2.5 million as WYBK. The school retained the studio facilities, and continued to broadcast on the internet. In December 2010, 3 Daughters Media sold WUUS AM 980 for $175,000 to

Tennessee Temple University Tennessee Temple University was a private Christian university in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Temple Baptist Seminary was the university's graduate school of Christian theology, also operating in Chattanooga. The university merged ...

for its WDYN signal. In November 2012, WDYN began broadcasting on a

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at 94.9 FM.WDYN Returns to the FM
/ref> The station was transferred to Piedmont International University (now

) effective August 10, 2015, as part of their merger with Tennessee Temple University.

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References

External links

WDYN website
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FCC History Cards for WDYN
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