WMDR (1340 AM) is an American

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licensed to

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. It is owned by Light of Life Ministries and carries religious children's programming.

History

The 1340 frequency was previously known as WFAU; in 1994, its

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and

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format moved to 1280 AM, while 1340 became religious station WMDR. (The 1280 frequency became WJYE in 2014 and WHTP in 2020). In May 1998, WMDR changed formats to a religious children's format, changing to southern gospel in late 2005, with the religious children's format moving to WMDR-FM. In March 2007, AM 1340 once again flipped formats with its FM counterpart, inheriting the

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format. In 2009, the religious children's format was moved to an on demand section of their website and 1340 changed to a Christian-based

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station. Sometime in early 2017, WMDR returned to airing a religious children's format, now branded as "The Arrow".

Translators

In addition to the main station, WMDR is relayed by an FM translator.

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