WBDR
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{{Infobox radio station
| logo = The_Border_106.7_2015_Current_Logo.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| name = WBDR
| city = Copenhagen, New York
| area = Watertown, New York
| branding = The Border 106.7
| frequency = 106.7 MHz
| airdate = {{start date and age|1991}}
| format = CHR–Top 40
| erp = 1,800 watts
| haat = {{convert|363|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C3
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 43748
| callsign_meaning = Border
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WZQC (1991)|WWLF-FM (1991–2000)|WBDI (2000–2006)|WBDR (2006)|WBDI (2006–2008)}}
| owner = Community Broadcasters, LLC
| affiliations = Premiere Networks
| sister_stations = WATN, WEFX, WLFK, WOTT, WQTK, WSLB, WTOJ
| website = [https://cbwatertown.com/theborder/ WBDR Online]
}}
WBDR (106.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Copenhagen, New York, and serving the Watertown area of New York State. It has a CHR/Top 40 radio format and is owned by Community Broadcasters, LLC.
Its effective radiated power (ERP) is 1,800 watts. It uses a fairly tall tower, at {{convert|363|m|ft|sp=us}} in height above average terrain (HAAT).{{Cite web|url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wbdr&nav=home|title=WBDR-FM 106.7 MHz - Copenhagen, NY|website=radio-locator.com}}
History
In 1991, the station signed on as WWLF at 106.7 FM; the call sign was changed to WBDI in 2000.
106.7 and 102.7 WBDR were simulcast as "The Border 102-7, 106-7," from 1996 until 2004. In late 2003, WBDI was simulcast on three frequencies: 92.7, 102.7 and 106.7 for a brief period until 102.7 left "The Border" network in 2004, separating from WBDI's format and dropping CHR to switch to a country music format. WBDI then was simulcast on WBDB 92.7 FM, known as ("The Border 92-7, 106-7"), until 2007. Now 106.7 is the only frequency broadcasting WBDR's programming.
On December 3, 2007, 92.7 WBDB changed its call letters to WQTK and flipped to a talk radio format, separating from WBDI's format. On February 26, 2008, WBDI changed its call letters to WBDR (with 102.7 changing call letters to WLYK on the same day).{{cite web |website=fybush.com |title=This Week's Bloodbath: Citadel |first=Scott |last=Fybush |url=https://www.fybush.com/NERW/2008/080303/nerw.html |date=March 3, 2008}}
File:WDBI_logo_2003.png|Previous WBDR logo while simulcasting to 92.7 and 102.7
File:WBDI logo.jpg|Previous WBDR logo while simulcasting to 92.7
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.theborder.fm}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|43748|WBDR}}
- {{FMARB|WBDR}}
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