WDRE

For other uses, see WDRE (disambiguation).

WDRE

Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Binghamton metropolitan area
Frequency	100.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Solid Gold 100.5 & 104.5
Programming
Format	Oldies
Subchannels	HD2: 95.1 The Drive (Alternative rock)
Affiliations	Buffalo Bills Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Equinox Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	WCDW
History
First air date	July 2, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-07-02)
Former call signs	WXEJ (1992–1995) WMTT (1995–1996) WCDW (1996–2013)
Call sign meaning	Drive (previous format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	19668
Class	A
ERP	1,600 watts
HAAT	196 meters (643 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°3′10.00″N 75°42′7.00″W
Translator(s)	See §Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live Listen live (HD2)
Website	www.binghamtonoldies.com www.binghamtondrive.com (HD2)

WDRE (100.5 MHz, "Solid Gold 100.5 & 104.5") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, and serving the Binghamton metropolitan area. It airs an oldies radio format. WDRE is owned by the Equinox Broadcasting Corporation.^[2][3] In the fall, WDRE carries Buffalo Bills football. Its studios are on Main Street in Johnson City.

WDRE is a Class A station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,600 watts. The transmitter is on Anne Road at Sugarbush Road in Windsor, New York.^[4] Programming is also heard on FM translator W283AG at 104.5 MHz in Binghamton, which is fed by a subchannel of sister station WCDW.^[5] WDRE also has a subchannel airing an alternative rock format known as "95.1 The Drive." That, in turn, feeds two translators at 95.1 in Binghamton and 98.7 in Endwell.

History

From 1947 to 1952, 100.5 MHz was the frequency used by WNBF-FM.^[6][7] It was sister station to WNBF, the first radio station in the Binghamton area. In that era few people owned FM radio receivers, and management saw little opportunity to make it profitable, so the station was taken silent. In 1956, WNBF-FM returned to the air, moving to 98.1 MHz (currently WHWK).^[8] The 100.5 allocation in the eastern Twin Tiers remained silent for the next 40 years.

The current station on 100.5 signed on the air as WXEJ on July 2, 1992. On April 14, 1995, the station changed its call sign to WMTT, and on April 8, 1996, to WCDW.^[9]

On August 16, 2013, WCDW changed its call letters to WDRE, and also changed formats from oldies, back to alternative rock.^[10]

On January 1, 2024, WDRE changed its format from alternative rock (which moved to its HD2 subchannel) to oldies, branded as "Solid Gold 100.5 & 104.5" (simulcast on WCDW-HD2, which feeds translator W283AG Binghamton).^[11]

Translators

In addition to the main station, WDRE's HD2 subchannel is relayed by additional translators to widen its broadcast area.

Broadcast translators for WDRE-HD2

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
W236AP	95.1 FM	Binghamton, New York	141559	99	178 m (584 ft)	D	LMS
W254BH	98.7 FM	Endwell, New York	146159	130	19 m (62 ft)	D	LMS

Previous logo

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WDRE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "WDRE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. "Radio Stations". equinoxbroadcasting.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017.
4. Radio-Locator.com/WDRE
5. Radio-Locator.com/W283AG
6. "FCC Actions: August 11 Decisions", Broadcasting, August 18, 1952, page 98.
7. "FM Broadcast Stations: Frequency Assignments" (June 12, 1947), Federal Register, Volume 12, Number 108, June 3, 1947, page 4040.
8. Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1957 page 181
9. "WDRE Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
10. "Alternative WDRE Returns On 100.5 The Drive In Binghamton". AllAccess.com.
11. Solid Gold Doubles Up in Binghamton Radioinsight - January 1, 2024

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 19668 (WDRE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WDRE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database