WDBT (FM)
| City | Fort Rucker, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Dothan, Alabama |
| Frequency | 103.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1974 (as WAYD-FM) |
| Format | News/Talk |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 89 meters (292 feet) |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 63945 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°26′25″N 85°33′49″W / 31.44028°N 85.56361°W |
| Former callsigns | WAYD-FM (1974-1989) WNER (1989-1990) WQLS (1990-1993) WQLS-FM (1993-2001) WJRL-FM (2001-2013) WLDA (2013-2015) |
| Owner | Clay Holladay (Gulf South Communications, Inc.) |
WDBT (103.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1974, is currently owned by Clay Holladay and the broadcast license held by Gulf South Communications, Inc.
WDBT broadcasts to the Dothan, Alabama, area. In addition to its usual programming, WLDA aired college football games as a member of the Auburn Tigers football radio network.
This station began regular broadcasting 1974 as WAYD-FM with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power on a frequency of 103.9 MHz and licensed to serve the community of Ozark, Alabama. Station owner Wade B. Sullivan built it as an FM sister station to his WAYD (1190 AM, now WQLS (1220 AM)), also then licensed to serve Ozark.
In October 1981, Wade B. Sullivan agreed to sell this station to Raymond F. Akin, J.A. Baxter, Jr., and Gordon L. Bostic doing business as RJG Communications. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 3, 1981.
In February 1983, RJG Communications announced its intention to sell this station to MSB Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 8, 1983. In April 1985, Stephen G. McGowan made a deal to acquire full control of station licensee MSB Communications, Inc., from partners William James Samford, Jr., and William B. Blount. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 17, 1985, and the transfer of control was consummated on January 22, 1986.
In October 1988, MSB Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Wesley R. Morgan. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 10, 1988, and the transaction was consummated on December 29, 1988. The station was assigned the call letters WNER by the Federal Communications Commission on January 27, 1989. In March 1989, Wesley R. Morgan applied to the FCC to assign the license for this station to Morgan Broadcasting Limited Partnership. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 4, 1989, and the transaction was consummated on May 2, 1989.
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