WDFN
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| Broadcast area | Metro Detroit |
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| Frequency | 1130 kHz |
| Branding | Detroit's BIN 1130 |
| Programming | |
| Format | African-American all news |
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| History | |
First air date | December 17, 1939 |
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Call sign meaning | "Detroit's The Fan" (former branding) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59969 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°6′39.2″N 83°11′51.7″W / 42.110889°N 83.197694°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | detroit |
WDFN (1130 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Detroit, Michigan. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts an all-news radio format under iHeartRadio's Black Information Network (BIN), targeting Detroit's African-American community. Its studios and offices are on Halsted Road in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills.
By day, WDFN transmits with 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial U.S. AM radio stations. AM 1130 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations in New York City, Vancouver and Shreveport, so to avoid interference, WDFN reduces power at night to 10,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a nine-tower array. The transmitter is on Vreeland Road at West Jefferson Avenue in the downriver community of Gibraltar.