WDBO (AM)
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This article is about the AM radio station. For the FM station which previously carried its current news/talk format, see WOEX.
WDBO (580 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. Licensed to Orlando, Florida, the station is owned by Cox Media Group. The studios and offices are located on North John Young Parkway in Orlando.
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Broadcast area | Greater Orlando |
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Frequency | 580 kHz |
Branding | WDBO |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk |
Network | ABC News Radio |
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Ownership | |
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WCFB, WOEX, WMMO, WWKA part of Cox cluster with TV station WFTV | |
History | |
First air date | May 24, 1924; 100 years ago (1924-05-24) |
Former frequencies |
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Call sign meaning | Way Down By Orlando |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 48726 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°37′11.00″N 81°24′35.00″W |
Translator(s) | 107.3 W297BB (Orlando) |
Repeater(s) | 96.5 WOEX-HD2 (Orlando) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (via TuneIn) |
Website | www |
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WDBO’s transmitter power is 5,000 watts. At night, it uses a directional antenna to protect other stations on AM 580. The transmitter tower is off West Kennedy Boulevard in Maitland.[2] Programming is also heard on FM translator W297BB at 107.3 MHz.[3]