WDOW AM 1440 Dowagiac

Slogan/Positioner: Fox Sports Radio

Format: Sports

Web site: www.wdowradio.com

E-mail: visit web site

Class: D
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 1,000 watts / 1 / omnidirectional
Nighttime Power / # of Towers: 89 watts / 1 / omnidirectional

Construction permit:
Class: D
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 2,300 watts / 1 / omnidirectional
Nighttime Power / # of Towers: 89 watts / 1 / omnidirectional

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details

More web sites about WDOW:

• Radio Locator coverage areas: Day, Night
• Const permit: Day
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WDOW from RadioTime.com
• WDOW from Wikipedia

Call Sign History: WDOW

Call Sign Origin: Dowagiac

On Air Date:

Owner: Langford Broadcasting

Telephone: (269) 782-5106

Notes/History:

• 11/2010: Kalamazoo Broadcasting (aka Kuiper Broadcasting), owner of WKPR AM 1420 Kalamazoo, is paying $80,000 to Langford Broadcasting as part of an agreement that would take WDOW off the air permanently and have WKPR move to AM 1440 and increase power.
• 3/2008: Construction permit granted to change daytime power from 1,000 to 2,300 watts.
• 5/2007: FCC approves Langford's acquisition of WDOW AM 1440.
• 3/2007: Announced that Larry Langford, Jr. is purchasing WDOW AM 1440 Dowagiac from LeSea Broadcasting for $90,001 pending FCC approvals and closing.
• 12/2004: Station sold by Jason Communications to LeSea Broadcasting along with sister station WDOW-FM 92.1 for $950,000.
• 2001: Format is Sports with Fox Sports Net
• 3/2000: New format is News/Talk
• 3/2000: Country format dropped for simulcast of FM.
• 5/1999: Sold by VanHawke Communications to Jason Communications for $680,000 along with FM 92.1

Center of antenna array/transmitter location:

Cass County

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