KCDD
{{short description|Radio station in Hamlin–Abilene, Texas}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KCDD
| logo = KCDD logo.png
| city = Hamlin, Texas
| area = Abilene, Texas
| branding = Power 103
| frequency = 103.7 MHz
| airdate = 1987 (as KWZD)
| format = Top 40 (CHR)
| erp = 100,000 watts
| haat = 300 meters (984 feet)
| class = C0
| facility_id = 64656
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KRRS (1984–1986, CP)
KWZD (1986–1992)
| coordinates = {{coord|32.72529|-100.07248|format=dms|type:landmark_region:US-TX_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
| affiliations = Westwood One
| owner = Cumulus Media
| licensee = Cumulus Licensing LLC
| sister_stations = KBCY, KHXS, KTLT
| webcast = {{listen live|https://player.listenlive.co/22801}}
| website = [https://www.power103.com power103.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KCDD (103.7 FM, "Power 103") is a radio station that serves the Abilene, Texas, area with a top 40 (CHR) music format. The station is under ownership of Cumulus Media.
History
Ray F. Silva won the construction permit for a new radio station at 103.7 in Hamlin in 1984. After Silva sold the permit to B&D Communications, the station came to air in 1987 as KWZD "Wizard 103", with a country music format. MHHF Media acquired KWZD in 1987, shortly after signing on.
When MHHF went into receivership in 1991, B&D Communications bought back the station for $265,000{{cite news|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1992/RR-1992-01-24.pdf|work=Radio & Records|date=January 24, 1992|access-date=December 12, 2019|title=KWZD/Hamlin|page=8}} and sold it to Taylor County Broadcasting for $320,000;{{cite news|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1992/RR-1992-06-05.pdf|work=Radio & Records|date=June 5, 1992|access-date=December 12, 2019|title=KWZD/Hamlin|page=10}} the new owners relaunched it as KCDD "CD103", which was originally a soft rock station but flipped to CHR in late 1992.{{cite news|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1992/RR-1992-10-02.pdf|work=Radio & Records|title=Rumbles, Pt. II|page=28|access-date=December 12, 2019|date=October 2, 1992}} Big Country Broadcasting acquired KCDD in 1995; Cumulus bought the station in 1998.
References
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External links
- [http://www.power103.com/ KCDD official website]
{{FM station data|742348|KCDD}}
{{Abilene Radio}}
{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in Texas}}
{{Cumulus Media}}
Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1987
Category:Cumulus Media radio stations
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