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Radio station in Virginia, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WCDX (92.1 FM) is an urban contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Mechanicsville, Virginia, serving the Richmond/Petersburg area.[1] WCDX is owned and operated by Urban One.[4] The station's studios and offices are located just north of Richmond proper on Emerywood Parkway[5] in unincorporated Henrico County, and its transmitter is located separately a mile east of the studios.[6]
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Broadcast area | Richmond, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia |
Frequency | 92.1 FM MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | iPower 92-1 and 104-1 |
Programming | |
Format | Urban contemporary[1] |
Subchannels | HD2: WXGI simulcast |
Ownership | |
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WKJM, WKJS, WPZZ, WTPS, WXGI | |
History | |
First air date | October 7, 1985[2] |
Former call signs | WPUF (1984–1985) WZZR (1985–1987)[3] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 60473 |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 4,500 Watts |
HAAT | 235 meters (771 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°36′52.0″N 77°30′56.0″W |
Translator(s) | See § Translator |
Links | |
Webcast | WCDX Webstream |
Website | WCDX Online |
WCDX is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio format.[7][8]
Juan Conde, who later became evening news anchor for local ABC affiliate WRIC-TV, was WCDX's morning man for most of the 1990s.[9]
In addition to the main station, WCDX is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[10] The translator was launched on November 17, 2015 and is primarily directed at the Petersburg area.[11]
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