WDEL (AM)
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| Frequency | 1150 kHz |
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| Branding | 1150 AM 101.7 FM WDEL |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | July 22, 1922 |
Former call signs | WHAV (1922–1926) |
Call sign meaning | Delaware |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 16458 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°48′57.4″N 75°31′46.7″W / 39.815944°N 75.529639°W |
| Repeater | See § Simulcast |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | https://listen.streamon.fm/wdelam |
| Website | wdel.com |
WDEL (1150 kHz) is a commercial radio station in Wilmington, Delaware. It simulcasts a news/talk radio format with sister station WDEL-FM 101.7 MHz. They are owned by Draper Holdings Business Trust with the license held by WBOC, Inc.
WDEL 1150 broadcasts with 5,000 watts around the clock. To protect other stations on 1150 AM from interference, WDEL uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter, studios and offices located on Shipley Road in Wilmington.