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Public radio station in Dover, Delaware

WDDE Dover, Delaware United States Frequency 91.1 MHz (FM) Programming Language English Format Public affairs/News/Talk Affiliations BBC World Service National Public Radio Public Radio International Ownership Owner Delaware First Media Corporation History First air date August 17, 2012 Call sign meaning Dover, DElaware Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 175387 Class A ERP 2,100 watts HAAT 72 meters (236 ft) Transmitter coordinates 39°00′49.6″N 75°30′29.3″W / 39.013778°N 75.508139°W / 39.013778; -75.508139 Links Public license information Public file LMS Website www.delawarepublic.org

**WDDE** (91.1 FM) is an [NPR](/source/NPR)-member radio station based out of [Dover, Delaware](/source/Dover%2C_Delaware). It is owned and operated by Delaware First Media Corporation, and is the first and only full-fledged public radio station based in Delaware. WDDE's studios are located at cottage number 504 for sponsored programs on the [Delaware State University](/source/Delaware_State_University) campus on College Road, and its transmitter is located on Mid State Road in [Frederica](/source/Frederica%2C_Delaware) near [Felton, Delaware](/source/Felton%2C_Delaware).

WDDE broadcasts a variety of national and international programming from [NPR](/source/NPR), [BBC World Service](/source/BBC_World_Service), and [Public Radio International](/source/Public_Radio_International) as well as local news created by WDDE's staff. WDDE's website features multimedia coverage of [Delaware](/source/Delaware), including 24/7 live streaming audio coverage, archived stories from WDDE and its online predecessor, DFM News, and timely special events coverage from political debates to concerts.

[WMPH](/source/WMPH) 91.7 and [WMHS](/source/WMHS_(FM)) 88.1 in [Wilmington](/source/Wilmington%2C_Delaware) simulcasts WDDE's programming on weekday mornings and afternoons. The station is working to build additional repeaters in the rest of the state.

Although WDDE has a collaborative partnership with both Delaware State University and the [University of Delaware](/source/University_of_Delaware), it is run independently from both institutions.[2][3]

## History

WDDE traces its roots to 2010, when several longtime Delaware journalists founded Delaware First Media and launched DFM News, an online news site focused on Delaware news. Many of them had worked at [WHYY-FM](/source/WHYY-FM)-[TV](/source/WHYY-TV) in [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia), and had been laid off when the stations scaled back coverage of Delaware events. The move particularly rankled Delaware residents and elected officials, since WHYY-TV is licensed to Wilmington.[4] Indeed, Wilmington city officials went as far as to challenge the renewal of WHYY-TV's license in 2009.

A year later, they learned that a construction permit for a noncommercial station in Dover was on the verge of expiring. [Maryland](/source/Maryland)'s [Salisbury University](/source/Salisbury_University), owner of [WSCL](/source/WSCL), the NPR member for the [Delmarva Peninsula](/source/Delmarva_Peninsula), had won the permit in 2007, but opted not to use it. With the support of former *[Weekend Edition Sunday](/source/Weekend_Edition_Sunday)* host [Liane Hansen](/source/Liane_Hansen), who now lives in [Bethany Beach](/source/Bethany_Beach%2C_Delaware), Delaware First Media secured the backing needed for a full-fledged NPR member station. In 2011, Delaware First Media briefly brought the station online in 2011 as a repeater of WSCL's sister station, WSDL in [Ocean City](/source/Ocean_City%2C_Maryland), before taking it offline pending its full launch.[4]

WDDE began broadcasting on August 17, 2012 from its studio on the [Delaware State University](/source/Delaware_State_University) campus in Dover. Philadelphia's two full NPR members, WHYY-FM and [WRTI](/source/WRTI), have long claimed much of Delaware as part of their primary coverage areas; the latter has long operated repeaters in Wilmington and Dover. However, until WDDE's launch, Delaware had been the only state without a full-fledged NPR station within its borders.

The station's first president, Micheline Boudreau was previously head of WHYY's Dover bureau and reported for *Delaware Tonight,* the long-running news program that was canceled in the 2009 cutback. Another WHYY alumnus, Tom Byrne is the station's news director.[4] Jane Vincent is the current president of the station.

## See also

- [Institute for Nonprofit News](/source/Institute_for_Nonprofit_News) (member)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-175387_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WDDE"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=175387). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["About WDDE"](http://www.wdde.org/about). Retrieved June 12, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["WDDE Program Schedule"](http://www.wdde.org/program-schedule). Retrieved June 12, 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Current_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Current_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Current_4-2) Mike Janssen (April 23, 2012). ["Delaware news startup adds public radio service"](https://current.org/2012/04/delaware-news-startup-adds-public-radio-service/). Current.

## External links

- [WDDE's official website](http://www.wdde.org/)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 175387 (WDDE)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=175387) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WDDE](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU26&band=fm&callLetter=WDDE) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

v t e Radio stations in Dover, Delaware (Kent County) By AM frequency 930 1410 By FM frequency 88.7 90.5 91.1 91.7 92.9 94.7 97.7 101.3 101.7 LPFM 96.1 Translators 100.1 102.1 106.7 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 92.9-1 92.9-2 94.7-1 94.7-2 By call sign W261AE W271CX W294BN WAFL WCHK-FM WDDE WDEL-FM WDOV WDSD HD2 WIHW-LP WKHS WKNZ WNCL WRDX HD2 WRTX Defunct WRJE (1600 AM) Nearby regions Atlantic City-Cape May Baltimore Philadelphia Salisbury-Ocean City Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Wilmington See also List of radio stations in Delaware

v t e NPR member stations in the state of Delaware Stations Dover WDDE Dover WRTX See also List of NPR stations See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Delaware

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