WCDW

WCDW
City	Port Dickinson, New York
Broadcast area	Binghamton, New York
Branding	Cool 106.7
Frequency	106.7 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s)	104.5 W283AG (Binghamton, relays HD2 feed of Solid Gold 104.5) 92.9 W225BC (Endicott, relays HD3 feed of Z93) 107.1 W296BS (Johnson City, relays HD4 feed of Sunny 107.1)
First air date	2006 (as WRRQ)
Format	FM/HD1: Classic Hits HD2: Golden Oldies "Solid Gold 104.5" HD3: Rock "Z93" HD4: Soft AC "Sunny 107.1"
ERP	1,200 watts
HAAT	221 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	165347
Former callsigns	WRRQ (2006-2013)
Owner	Equinox Broadcasting
Sister stations	WDRE, WMTT, WPHD
Webcast	Listen Live No Current Feed (HD2) Listen Live (HD3 Listen Live (HD4)
Website	cool1067.coolesthits.com No Current Website (HD2) z93rocks.com (HD3) sunny1071.com (HD4)

WCDW is the callsign of a classic hits radio station licensed to Port Dickinson, New York and serves the Greater Binghamton Market. The station is owned by Equinox Broadcasting and broadcasts on 106.7 MHz from the Ingraham Hill tower farm, south of Binghamton, NY. It also has translators at 101.1 in Endwell, NY (relays the main station), 104.5 in Chenango Bridge, NY (relays HD2), 92.9 in Endicott, NY (relays HD3), and 107.1 in Binghamton, NY (relays HD4).

History

WCDW signed on in October 2006 as WRRQ ("Q107"). Owned by Equinox Broadcasting, it paired up with its oldies station Cool 100 from studios on Upper Court Street in the city of Binghamton. The station ran without any regular on-air staff for several months.

Q107 began broadcasting the local AHL hockey team, the Binghamton Senators, for the 06-07 season as soon as it went on. Justin (Case) MacGregor became the station's first on-air personality, hosting a live pregame show called "Hockey Night In Binghamton" prior to every Saturday night home game. For the 2007-08 season, Q107 would not air the Senators.

In February 2007, Tejay Schwartz, a veteran of the Binghamton radio market, became the first morning show jock on Q107. He was joined a month later by radio veterans Steve Shimer (Shimes) on middays and Justin (Case) MacGregor on afternoon drive.

In September 2007, Q107 added a contemporary Christian rock show on Sunday mornings from 7 till 9am.

In December 2007, Tejay left the lineup to rejoin a station across town. Justin shifted to morning drive while Amy Love was added for afternoon drive.

In October 2008, the schedule adjusted again, as Thunder Reynolds joined the staff from crosstown station WAAL for afternoons from 1-4pm. Also added was Josh Evans, who will work nights from 9pm till midnight.

Q106.7’s format was a blend of up-tempo rock hits of the 1980s, 1990s and today, using the positioning “The 80's And More”.

On June 18, 2013 WRRQ changed their format to a simulcast of classic hits-formatted WCDW 100.5 FM.^[1]

On August 16, 2013 WRRQ changed their call letters to WCDW, after 100.5-FM in Susquehanna, PA changed their call letters to WDRE.

WCDW is part of the Southern Tier Radio Network, which includes 100.5 The Drive (WDRE), 95 The Met (WMTT), Cool 96 (WPHD) in Elmira, and Cool 97 (WZHD) in Canaseraga.

On-air line up

Weekdays

Shimes in the Mornings... 6am - 10am
Judith Gross - Middays 10am - 2pm
Thunder Reynolds - 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Dave Pal - 10pm till midnight

Shows

Bill Flynn Polka Show - Sundays 6am till 11am

Former stations on this frequency

There was another station that was a low-powered FM station on WCDW's frequency of 106.7 in the Binghamton area. Owego-based WFEM-LPFM lost its license in 2007 and ceased operations. Because of this, WRRQ signed on from a location in Windsor, New York, significantly to the east of Binghamton, to allow WFEM to continue operating. (other reasons being that it is slightly easier to get a license in an outlying suburb than it is in a heavily media-saturated city, and the area east of Binghamton has comparatively little radio coverage). The station moved to its current location over the course of the year 2010.

References

↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/83868/double-the-cool-in-binghamton/

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WCDW

Radio-Locator information on WCDW

Radio stations in the Binghamton, New York market

Note: This market also includes the area around Montrose in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

By FM frequency	87.7¹ 88.5 89.3 90.1 90.5 91.5 92.5 92.9 93.3 94.7 95.1 96.5 96.9 98.1 99.1 100.5 101.1 101.7 102.9 103.3 104.1 104.5 105.7 106.7 107.1 107.5 107.9

By AM frequency	680 800 1290 1330 1360 1430

by callsign	WAAL WBBI WBNW-FM WCDW WCII-FM WDRE-FM WEBO WENE WHRW WHWK WIFF WINR WIYN WJOB-FM WKGB-FM WLTB WMXW WNBF WPEL WPEL-FM WSKG-FM WSQX WWYL WXXW WYOS

¹Audio for TV channel 6 (WXXW/Ind) New York radio markets Albany–Schenectady–Troy Binghamton Buffalo–Niagara Falls Elmira–Corning Hudson Valley Nassau–Suffolk (Long Island) New York City Olean Plattsburgh Poughkeepsie Rochester Syracuse Utica–Rome Watertown Other New York radio regions Ithaca Jamestown–Dunkirk North Country Saratoga Pennsylvania radio markets Allentown–Bethlehem Altoona Bradford–Coudersport Chambersburg–Waynesboro Erie Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle Lancaster Montrose New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Sayre–Towanda–Mansfield–Wellsboro Wilkes-Barre–Scranton Williamsport York Other Pennsylvania radio regions Bedford Indiana Johnstown Lewistown–Mifflintown Meadville–Franklin Punxsutawney–DuBois St. Marys–Emporium–Kane State College Stroudsburg Sunbury–Selinsgrove–Lewisburg Warren See also List of radio stations in New York List of radio stations in Pennsylvania

Classic Hits radio stations in New York

By frequency	1120 1240 1330 1340 1340 1400 1490 (Malone) 1490 (Amsterdam) 92.9 93.3 95.9 96.1 97.1 98.3 98.7 101.1 101.5 101.7 102.1 102.7 102.7 103.1 103.1 103.9 104.1 105.1 105.7 105.9 106.7

By callsign	WALL WBPM WBZO WCBS-FM WCDW WCIZ-FM WCSS WDNY WGMM WGWE WHTT-FM WICY WKAJ WKOL WLGZ-FM WNDR WNYQ WODZ-FM WQSH WSEN-FM WSPQ WTRY-FM WVOS WVOS-FM WXHC WZHD WZOZ WZUN

By city	Amsterdam Auburn Bay Shore Buffalo Canaseraga Corning Dansville Homer Hudson Falls Liberty (WVOS) Liberty (WVOS-FM) Little Valley Malone Malta/Albany Mexico Middletown New York Oneonta Phoenix Plattsburgh Port Dickinson Rome Rotterdam St. Johnsville Saugerties Springville/Buffalo Watertown Webster

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New York See also Oldies Classic Hits

Coordinates: 42°03′22″N 75°56′38″W / 42.056°N 75.944°W / 42.056; -75.944

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