WADV

{{for|the former WADV in Buffalo, New York|WYRK}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WADV

| logo =

| city = Lebanon, Pennsylvania

| area = Lebanon

| branding =

| frequency = {{Frequency|940|kHz}}

| translator =

| airdate = July 4, 1976

| format = Christian, Southern gospel

| power = 1,000 watts day
5 watts night

| class = D

| facility_id = 20401

| coordinates = {{coord|40|22|22.00|N|76|21|53.00|W|type:landmark_region:US-PA_source:FCC}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| affiliations =

| owner = Estate of Earl Kochel, Jr.

| licensee = Wadv Radio, Inc

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| webcast =

| website =

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WADV (940 AM) is a radio station licensed to Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is currently owned by the Kochel family under holding company Wadv Radio, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WADV |title=WADV Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WADV|title=WADV Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron}} It went silent on December 5, 2019 due to problems with the transmitter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/silent-am-list|title = Silent AM Broadcast Stations List|date = 25 May 2016}} After notifying the FCC in February 2020 of the shutdown (citing a transmitter failure), the Kochels ceased responding to inquiries about the station.{{Cite web|url=https://lebtown.com/2020/05/27/radio-silence-fcc-chides-am-station-wadv-for-failing-to-notify-commission-of-intent-to-halt-operations/|title = Radio silence: FCC chides AM station WADV for failing to notify commission of intent to halt operations|date = 27 May 2020}} As of January 2021, WADV resumed broadcasting after replacing their transmitter.{{cite web|url=https://lebtown.com/2021/01/13/wadv-back-on-the-air-after-a-year-offline/|title=WADV back on the air after a year offline|date = 13 Jan 2021}}