WDAL (Jacksonville, Florida)

Radio station in Jacksonville, Florida

WDAL was an AM radio station in Jacksonville, Florida, licensed to the Florida Times-Union beginning May 19, 1922, which was deleted on December 22, 1923, and temporarily reactivated in October 1925.

## History

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On December 1, 1921, the U.S. Department of Commerce, which regulated radio at this time, adopted the first regulations formally establishing a broadcasting station category, which set aside the wavelength of 360 meters (833 kHz) for entertainment broadcasts, and 485 meters (619 kHz) for market and weather reports.[1] WDAL was the third Florida broadcasting station to receive a license under the new regulations, which was issued for operation on both the 360 and 485 meter wavelengths on May 19, 1922, to the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union.[2] The call letters were randomly assigned from a sequential roster of available call signs.

After a series of test transmissions, WDAL made its formal debut on May 23.[3]

WDAL was deleted on December 22, 1923.[4] However, in October 1925 the newspaper received authorization to temporarily revive the station, in order to broadcast World Series results.[5][6]

## References

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1. ^ "Amendments to Regulations", Radio Service Bulletin, January 3, 1922, page 10.
2. ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, June 1, 1922, page 3. Limited Commercial license, serial #409, issued to the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, Florida for a three month term.
3. ^ "WDAL is the Official Call of the Florida Times-Union Radio Broadcasting Station", as reprinted in "1922: Radio Comes To Florida" (Chapter 3), Towers in the Sand: The History of Florida Broadcasting by Donn R. Colee Jr., 2016.
4. ^ "Strike out all particulars", Radio Service Bulletin, January 1, 1924, page 7.
5. ^ "Associated Press to Broadcast Games", Editor & Publisher, October 3, 1925, page 67.
6. ^ "Radio to Play Important Part in Big Series", Tampa Times, October 2, 1925, page 14-A.

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Radio stations in the Jacksonville metropolitan area (Florida)

By AM frequency|

* 550
* 600
* 690
* 930
* 970
* 1010
* 1050
* 1160
* 1170
* 1190
* 1220
* 1240
* 1320
* 1360
* 1400
* 1420
* 1460
* 1530
* 1570
* 1600

By FM frequency|

* 88.1
* 88.7
* 89.3
* 89.9
* 90.9
* 91.7
* 92.1
* 92.5
* 93.3
* 94.1
* 95.1
* 96.1
* 96.9
* 97.9
* 99.1
* 99.9
* 100.7
* 101.5
* 102.9
* 104.5
* 105.3
* 105.5
* 105.7
* 106.3
* 106.5
* 107.3

| LPFM|

* 95.5

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Translators|

* 89.5
* 92.3
* 92.9
* 94.7
* 95.7
* 96.5
* W243AW
* W243DO
* 97.3
* 98.3
* 98.7
* 99.5
* 100.3
* 101.1
* 101.3
* 101.9
* 102.1
* 102.3
* 103.3
* 103.7
* 103.9
* 104.1
* 104.9
* 106.1
* 106.3
* 106.9

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 88.1-1
* 88.1-2
* 88.1-3
* 89.9-1
* 89.9-2
* 89.9-3
* 89.9-4
* 90.9-1
* 90.9-2
* 90.9-3
* 90.9-4
* 93.3-1
* 93.3-2
* 95.1-1
* 96.1-1
* 96.9-1
* 96.9-2
* 97.9-1
* 97.9-2
* 99.1-1
* 99.1-2
* 99.9-1
* 100.7-1
* 100.7-2
* 100.7-3
* 100.7-4
* 101.5-1
* 102.9-1
* 104.5-1
* 104.5-2
* 105.3-1
* 105.3-2
* 105.5-1
* 105.5-2
* 105.5-3
* 106.5-1
* 107.3-1

By call sign|

* W208AV
* W222CL
* W225BI
* W234CW
* W239CN
* W243AW
* W243DO
* W247CF
* W252DJ
* W254CW
* W258CN
* W262AG
* W266CX
* W267BX
* W270CD
* W271CJ
* W272CQ
* W277DE
* W279AG
* W280EY
* W281AM
* W285FE
* W291CI
* W292DE
* W295AZ
* WAOC
* WAPE-FM
* WAYR
* WBHU
* HD2
* HD3
* WBOB
* WCGL
* WCRJ
* HD2
* HD3
* WECC-FM
* WEJZ
* WEWC
* WEZI
* WFOY
* WFXJ
* WGNE-FM
* WHJX
* WJBT
* HD2
* WJCT-FM
* HD2
* HD3
* HD4
* WJFR
* WJGL
* HD2
* WJGM
* WJKV
* HD2
* HD3
* HD4
* WJNJ
* WJXL
* WJXL-FM
* WJXR
* WKBX
* WKSL
* HD2
* WKTZ
* WMUV
* HD2
* HD3
* HD4
* WNNR
* WOKV
* WOKV-FM
* HD2
* WPAA
* WPLA
* WQIK-FM
* HD2
* WQOP
* WROS
* WSKR-LP
* WSOL-FM
* WSOS
* WSOS-FM
* WTRJ-FM
* WVOJ
* WYKB
* HD2
* WYMM
* WZAZ
* WZNZ

Defunct|

* WCAN (833 AM)
* WDAL (833 AM)
* WSVE (1280 AM)

Nearby regions
Brunswick
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Savannah
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See also
List of radio stations in Florida

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