WDRT

WDRT

Viroqua, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Driftless Region-La Crosse, Wisconsin
Frequency	91.9 MHz
Programming
Language(s)	Multilingual
Format	Community
Affiliations	NFCB, Pacifica Radio
Ownership
Owner	Driftless Community Radio, Inc.
History
First air date	September 17, 2010
Call sign meaning	driftless, dirt, grounded
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	171832
Class	A
ERP	3000 watts
HAAT	132.5 meters
Transmitter coordinates	43°36′28″N 90°53′24″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wdrt.org

WDRT (91.9 FM “Driftless Community Radio”) is a radio station that broadcasts a community radio format. Licensed to Viroqua, Wisconsin, United States, it serves the Driftless Region in Southwest Wisconsin. WDRT first began broadcasting in 2010. The station is currently owned by Driftless Community Radio Inc.

History

WDRT started as an Internet audio stream on June 30, 2005, while Driftless Community Radio, Inc. (DCR) was waiting for the US FCC to accept applications for new non-commercial radio stations. radiodriftless.org (now defunct) streamed audio, both live and pre-recorded for four years.

After negotiating a buyout with a competitive license application in Sparta, Wisconsin, DCR was granted a construction permit by the FCC on March 24, 2009. Per FCC rules, DCR had three years to complete the construction of the station.

In September 2009 DCR leased a 1,400-square-foot space on Viroqua's Main Street for its studios, and commenced studio construction.

A year later on September 17, 2010, WDRT began broadcasting on its assigned frequency, 91.9 MHz and has broadcast (more or less) continuously since then.

In 2022 WDRT Increased It's Effective Radiated Power to 3000 Watts

See also

• List of community radio stations in the United States

External links

• WDRT in the FCC FM station database
• WDRT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• FCC Public File for WDRT
• [1] WDRT Technical Details-FM