WXDM

WXDM
Front Royal, Virginia;
Broadcast area	Northern Shenandoah Valley
Frequency	90.3 FM MHz
Branding	Radio Christendom
Programming
Format	Catholic Religious
Affiliations	EWTN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Christendom College; (Christendom Educational Corporation);
Sister stations	WHFW
History
First air date	January 18, 2013
Call sign meaning	W ChristenDoM; X is the symbol of Christ in Greek text
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	171272
Class	A
Power	190 Watts
HAAT	−65.1 meters (−214 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°56′58.70″N 78°08′49.50″W / 38.9496389°N 78.1470833°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	WXDM Webstream
Website	WXDM Online

WXDM is a Catholic Religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Front Royal, Virginia, serving the Northern Shenandoah Valley. WXDM is owned and operated by Christendom College.^[2]

Station launch

Bishop Paul S. Loverde of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington blessed the transmitter and studios of WXDM on January 18, 2013.^[3] With the Bishop's blessing, WXDM took to the airwaves as the first Catholic radio station in the Commonwealth of Virginia.^[4]

Simulcast

On July 22, 2013, WXDM began simulcasting Winchester-based WHFW.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WXDM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WXDM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ Bahr, Katie (January 22, 2013). "On the air in Front Royal". The Arlington Catholic Herald. Arlington Catholic Herald. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
^ Walter, Kim (January 24, 2013). "Christendom broadcasts state's first Catholic radio station". The Northern Virginia Daily. Retrieved January 25, 2013.

External links

Radio Christendom Online
Facility details for Facility ID 171272 (WXDM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WXDM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[FCC-LMS-171272-1] "Facility Technical Data for WXDM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "WXDM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[Blessed-3] Bahr, Katie (January 22, 2013). "On the air in Front Royal". The Arlington Catholic Herald. Arlington Catholic Herald. Retrieved January 25, 2013.

[First-4] Walter, Kim (January 24, 2013). "Christendom broadcasts state's first Catholic radio station". The Northern Virginia Daily. Retrieved January 25, 2013.

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