WDJR
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| City | Hartford, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | SE Alabama & SW Georgia & Florida Panhandle |
| Branding | 96.9 The Legend |
| Slogan | Your Home for Great Country Legends |
| Frequency | 96.9 MHz |
| First air date | August 2, 1979 (as WLHQ) |
| Format | Classic Country |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 316 meters (1,037 feet) |
| Class | C0 |
| Facility ID | 25575 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°55′19″N 85°44′41″W / 30.92194°N 85.74472°W |
| Former callsigns | WLHQ (1979-1988) WLHQ-FM (1988-1989) |
| Owner | The Radio People (Gulf South Communications) |
| Sister stations | WTVY-FM, WKMX, WPHH |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 969thelegend.com |
WDJR (96.9 FM, "The Legend") is an American Classic Country formatted radio station based in Dothan, Alabama. The station is owned and operated by Gulf South Communications. The station's signal, which originates from a transmitter in Holmes County Florida, reaches large portions of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.
WDJR plays adult contemporary music with an emphasis on new music while still playing the older favorites from the 1980s and 1990s. Local hosts include "K.W. & Wendy" on morning drive. Syndicated music programming includes shows hosted by Donnie Osmond (mid-days), Rick Dees (afternoons), and Deliah (evenings). WDJR flipped from country music to adult contemporary on December 26, 2011 and then to classic country in October 2014.
In the 1980s, WDJR was known as "The Monster" because of its large coverage area and rock music format. After a brief change to a lite rock format, WDJR flipped to Country music in 1993 by playing the entire Garth Brooks catalog at the time, 3 albums. When interviewed by the Dothan Eagle about the release of the fourth Garth Brooks album, General Manager Hal Edwards was quoted as saying, "Hot Dog! We can increase our song library by 33%!" WDJR was sold to the Holladays in 1992.
As a country station branded as "The Big Dog" until December 2011, WDJR programming included "Joey Dee & Melody" in the morning, Skip Nelson on mid-days, David Sommers in the afternoon, and "Nik at Nyt" on evenings. Syndicated programming included Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40 and America's Grand Ole Opry Weekend from Westwood One. Some of this staff and programming shifted over to sister station WTVY-FM.
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