branding 88.9 wrdl slogan more music . more you . frequency 88.9 mhz first air date 1966 format chr contemporary hit radio top 40 erp 3 000 watts haat 52.0 meters class a facility id 2933 transmitter coordinates 40 51 41.00 n 82 19 11.00 w 40.8613889 n 82.3197222 w 40.8613889 ; 82.3197222 owner ashland university website wrdlfm.com wrdl 88.9 fm is an educational radio station . licensed to ashland ohio usa the station serves the mid ohio area . the station is owned and operated by ashland university formerly ashland college . 1 2 the station s studios are located in the center for the arts building formerly arts & humanities or a & h . the transmitter and its antenna are located in the top floor of the library . contents 1 history 2 current format 3 sports coverage 4 ashland university 2014 football broadcast schedule 5 ashland university 2014 volleyball broadcast schedule 6 references 7 external links history edit wrdl began broadcasting from tiny studios in a former projection booth for a theater in founder s hall in 1966 . originally at 88.1 on the dial the 10 watt station s transmitter was located atop clayton hall the tallest dormitory on the campus . later the frequency was moved to 89.5 to avoid conflicts with other nearby non commercial educational stations . in the 1980s the power was increased to 3 000 watts and the station dial position was moved to 88.9 . the transmitter was moved atop the new campus library building . the station gets its call letters from the initials of richard dean leidy an adjunct professor that founded the radio television department at what was then called ashland college . he always modestly insisted the letters stood for radio department laboratory . leidy led the department from 1960 to 1988 when he retired . 3 most students were seeking majors or minors in the ac speech department . the earliest equipment consisted of a collins tube type control board and two 16 inch transcription turntables of 1950s vintage . additional tube type equipment caused frequent high temperatures in the tiny control room without airconditioning . in the earliest days the station signed off in the summer and only broadcast during the september to june school year . in the mid 1960s some of the earliest student djs consisted of charles beekley tom warner mike rogers and craig whitmore . they were quickly joined by les bagley tony z zabilski pat murray ken krauss jay pappas mark koontz and will ruch and others . even with only 10 watts the station became very popular in the community and student djs were invited to do record hops at area high schools and to appear at community events . one of the most visible was the annual 3 day remote broadcast from a downtown tent to promote donations to benefit the american cancer society . charlie beekley graduated in 1966 and was hired as mr. leidy s first assistant instructor . he was later replaced by others including jay pappas . early guest lecturers included eric severeid of cbs news and byron macgregor news director of the then highly popular cklw radio . the school began offering radio television as a major in the late 1960s when facilities were modenized and expanded with a move to custom designed facilities in the new arts humanities building . new studio equipment included late model radio equipment and a full television production studio . a united press international news teletype was installed and les bagley was appointed the station s first designated student news director . wrdl and actv2 newscasts were simulcast and along with some other campus originated programming were used as local content on the city s cable television system . in the 1970s and early 1980s the station s music hosts included tripp rogers bob spence john hager pete moore john the bear carroll doug kurkul mike parker michelle temple tim shadow morris keith connors bj mccurdy blair mintz jeff france and ed vogt . a spanish language show on sundays was hosted by jose diaz . during this time the station was called fm89 and later 89 plus . the sunday night special which ran once a week for two hours featured a different recording artist each week . among the artists highlighted on the sunday night special programs were pink floyd bob seger todd rundgren the doobie brothers chicago yes heart billy joel paul mccartney and many other of the era s most popular rock acts . airing immediately after the sunday night special was an hour long disco program hosted by adolph santorine . the station also offered a weekly program featuring jazz hosted by mark buchan . jay pappas was the faculty member responsible for wrdl radio for many of these years and larry hiner for wrdl television . bill clinger was responsible for equipment maintenance and broadcast technical matters . in 1993 student staff adopted the nickname the eagle because it was easier to say than the call letters . the name references the university s mascot the eagles . current format edit in june 2012 wrdl began broadcasting mainstream contemporary hit radio music in an effort to increase consistency in listenership and increase the presence of the station at on campus venues such as the recreational center and dining areas . the station s new positioning statement more music more you was designed to let listeners know that wrdl would provide them with both more music and more local content than the competition . wrdl offers local news weekday mornings and evenings and also an entertainment and local information based morning show the early bird s word which airs 7 9 00 am on weekdays while school is in session . the show features regular appearances from university and city authorities including ashland mayor glen stewart . sports coverage edit in the fall of 2012 wrdl scheduled to broadcast every ashland university home football game as well as a full slate of area high school football . 4 in the winter wrdl offered live broadcasts of most au home men s and women s basketball games games over winter break when school was not in session were not broadcast . as the ashland university women s basketball team went on its national championship run wrdl broadcast every single game including the national tournament in san antonio texas despite not receiving any funding help from the university for the trip . 5 wrdl also offered broadcasts of au baseball in the spring of 2012 . in the fall of 2013 wrdl expanded its ashland university sports coverage by adding both one volleyball and one women s soccer match on a trial basis . both broadcasts were successful and the eagle volleyball match received one of the largest online stream audiences in wrdl history . wrdl also broadcast a road au football game against walsh at the historic fawcett stadium in canton oh . wrdl also added more eagle baseball to its sports schedule in the spring of 2014 . due to the success of the volleyball broadcast in 2013 wrdl has added additional volleyball matches to the sports broadcast schedule in the fall of 2014 . in total the wrdl schedule features seven au football games and six ashland volleyball matches . 6 ashland university 2014 football broadcast schedule edit date opponent time september 6 lake erie 7 pm september 13 walsh 7 pm september 20 ohio dominican road noon september 27 finlay road 3 pm october 4 malone 7 pm october 11 saginaw valley homecoming 1 pm october 25 northern michigan 1 pm ashland university 2014 volleyball broadcast schedule edit date opponent time september 9 michigan tech 7 pm october 10 saginaw valley 7 pm october 11 wayne state homecoming 6 pm october 28 lake erie 7 pm november 7 hillsdale 7 pm november 8 findlay 2 pm references edit wrdl facility record . united states federal communications commission audio division . wrdl station information profile . arbitron . tribune democrat obituary . tribune democrat . retrieved 2009 10 28 . https www.facebook.com wrdlfm photos a. 459314630774956.107087.255093657863722 460073370699082 type 1 & theater . missing or empty title help ; external link in website help ; missing or empty url help ; access date requires url help http wrdlfm.com 2013 03 22 wrdl ashland jdm to follow au womens basketball to san antonio . missing or empty title help ; external link in website help ; missing or empty url help ; access date requires url help http wrdlfm.com sports schedule . missing or empty title help ; external link in website help ; missing or empty url help ; access date requires url help external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wrdl radio locator information on wrdl query nielsen audio s fm station database for wrdl v t e radio stations in the ashland mansfield mt. vernon ohio region by fm frequency 88.3 88.9 89.1 89.5 90.1 90.7 90.9 91.1 91.1 91.7 92.7 93.7 94.3 95.1 95.7 95.9 96.9 97.3 98.3 98.7 99.3 100.1 101.3 102.3 102.7 103.7 104.5 105.3 106.1 107.7 by am frequency 960 1300 1340 1400 1440 1490 1540 by callsign w216ah w247bl w257cv w274an waui wbco wcky fm wfot wfxn fm wkvx wjje wlrd wman wman fm wmrn wmrn fm wmvo wncg lp wnco wnco fm wosb wosv wqel wqio wqkt wrdl wrgm wshb wswr wvmc fm wvno wvxg wxml wxxf wyht wykl wynt ohio radio markets akron canton cincinnati cleveland columbus dayton lima marietta toledo youngstown warren other ohio radio regions ashtabula ironton mid ohio sandusky southern ohio wheeling steubenville see also list of radio stations in ohio v t e ohio college radio stations by fm frequency 88.1 88.1 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.7 88.9 88.9 89.3 89.7 89.7 90.9 90.9 91.1 91.1 91.1 91.5 91.9 94.9 95.7 96.1 97.5 97.5 98.5 98.7 defunct 99.5 101.1 106.9 by callsign wbgu wbwc wbwh lp wcmo wcsb wcws fm wdub whei wjcu wkco wksu wlci lp wlfc wmrt wncg lp wnzr wobc fm wobn wonb wosa wosu fm wrdl wrmu fm wruw fm wsln defunct wudr wwsu wxut wzip online black squirrel radio wfal falcon radio by college university ashland university bowling green state university bowling green state university baldwin wallace university bluffton 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