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WCDX

WCDX is an urban contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Mechanicsville, Virginia, serving the Richmond/Petersburg area. WCDX is owned and operated by Urban One. The station's studios and offices are located just north of Richmond proper on Emerywood Parkway in unincorporated Henrico County, and its transmitter is located separately a mile east of the studios.

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WCDX
Broadcast area
Richmond, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Frequency92.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingiPower 92-1 and 104-1
Programming
FormatUrban contemporary1
SubchannelsHD2: WXGI simulcast
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 7, 1985 (1985-10-07)2
Former call signs
WPUF (1984–1985)
WZZR (1985–1987)3
Technical information4
Licensing authority
FCC
60473
ClassB1
ERP4,500 watts
HAAT235 meters (771 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°36′52.5″N 77°30′55″W / 37.614583°N 77.51528°W / 37.614583; -77.51528
TranslatorSee § Translator
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.ipowerrichmond.com

WCDX (92.1 FM) is an urban contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Mechanicsville, Virginia, serving the Richmond/Petersburg area.1 WCDX is owned and operated by Urban One.5 The station's studios and offices are located just north of Richmond proper on Emerywood Parkway6 in unincorporated Henrico County, and its transmitter is located separately a mile east of the studios.

WCDX is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio format.78

Alumni

Juan Conde, who later became evening news anchor for local ABC affiliate WRIC-TV, was WCDX's morning man for most of the 1990s.9

WCDX-HD2

WCDX-HD2 broadcasts a simulcast of Classic Hip Hop-formatted sister stations. WXGI licensed to Richmond & WDCJ licensed to Petersburg on its HD2 sub channel. On December 20, 2017 WXGI's FM Translator began relaying this signal at 99.5 FM (W258DC). In conjunction with WXGI this signal is relayed on WDCJ's FM Translator at 102.7 FM (W274BX) in Petersburg. This began on July 9, 2016. These 2 stations are branded as 99.5 and 102.7 The Box.

Translator

In addition to the main station, WCDX is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.10 The translator was launched on November 17, 2015, and is primarily directed at the Petersburg area. The FM Translator is fed from WKJM-HD2. 11

Broadcast translator for WCDX
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W281AW 104.1 FM Petersburg, Virginia 139555 250 86 m (282 ft) D LMS
References

References

  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-567. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. "Facility Technical Data for WCDX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. "WCDX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  6. https://kissrichmond.com/about/ About Us | 99.3-105.7 Kiss FM
  7. "Station Search Details".
  8. http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=56 Archived September 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Richmond, Virginia
  9. "Meet The Team - WRIC". Media General. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  10. "W281AW Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  11. Venta, Lance (November 17, 2015). "WCDX Richmond Adds Second Signal". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
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