WWCD
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| Format | Alternative rock
<tr><th>ERP</th><td>6000 watts</td></tr><tr><th>Class</th><td>A</td></tr> |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fun With Radio, LLC
<tr><th>Website</th><td>www.cd101.com</td></tr> |
CD101.1 FM (101.1 FM) is an American radio station whose transmitter and license is in Grove City, Ohio. They serve the Columbus metro market from their broadcast facilities located at 503 S. Front St. Suite 101 in the Brewery District. CD101.1 plays alternative rock, and was one of the first stations in the United States to simulcast on the internet. The station's call letters are WWCD, and--unlike many American FM radio stations--are not suffixed with "-FM".
WWCD began broadcasting on August 20, 1990. The first song played on the station was "Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, (Petrol)" by the Dublin, Ireland band Something Happens. The station is owned by Fun With Radio, LLC whose founder, Roger Vaughan, purchased the station from Video Services in 1992. CD101.1 has always been owned by interests in metro Columbus, and is one of the few remaining independent radio stations in the U.S. playing alternative rock.
WWCD's Program Director is Andy "Andyman" Davis. He has been with the station almost since its inception. Davis was previously the station's Music Director. Jack DeVoss who had been with the station since 1993 (Music Director after 1998) recently left the station to explore a career in a different field. He has not been replaced officially, and there is currently a music consortium to fill the vacant role. This "music team" is made up of CD101 DJs Tom Butler, Rudy Gerdeman, Eric Holmes and Rachael Gordon.
The lineup for the station has recently changed, with the departure of DeVoss. Dr. Smith now runs the 9-noon shift, followed by Lesley James from 12-3, Andyman from 3-6, Eric Holmes from 6-9 and Tom Butler from 9pm to 1am.
The Morning Show, which runs from 6-9 A.M, is hosted by Brian Phillips and Joe Weasel and new addition Rachael Gordon.
Other current CD101 DJs include Joe Jewett (also the station's Production Director), Rudy Gerdeman, Mike Folker, Katie Ryan and Copper Johansson.
Former CD101.1 DJs include Fritz the Nite Owl, who also once hosted one of the last late night movie television programs locally produced in the United States. Fritz's show was broadcast on WCLL-CA, television channel 19, in Columbus.
CD101.1 is the FM flagship station of the Columbus Blue Jackets NHL hockey team.
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| FM Radio Stations in the Columbus, Ohio Market (Arbitron #37)
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