WDEL (AM)

WDEL
Frequency1150 kHz
Branding1150 AM 101.7 FM WDEL
Programming
FormatNewsTalk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Forever Media
  • (FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
History
First air date
July 22, 1922 (1922-07-22)
Former call signs
WHAV (1922–1926)
Call sign meaning
Delaware
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID16458
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
39°48′57.4″N 75°31′4.0″W / 39.815944°N 75.517778°W / 39.815944; -75.517778 (WDEL)
Repeater(s)See § Simulcast
Links
Public license information
Webcasthttps://listen.streamon.fm/wdelam
Websitewdel.com

WDEL (1150 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Wilmington, Delaware, airing a news/talk radio format. Its programming is simulcast on co-owned station 101.7 WDEL-FM. WDEL broadcasts at 5,000 watts using a directional antenna, with its transmitter, studios and offices located on Shipley Road in Wilmington.

As of May 20, 2019, WDEL is owned by Forever Media. Previously, it had been owned for more than 80 years by Delmarva Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of Steinman Enterprises, a family-owned newspaper, broadcasting and mining company, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.