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WFDD

WFDD (88.5 MHz) is a non-commercial, public radio station licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is the National Public Radio (NPR) network affiliate for the Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point media market, also called the Piedmont Triad. Owned by Wake Forest University, WFDD serves 32 counties in Central North Carolina and South-Central Virginia. It holds periodic fundraisers on the air and accepts donations on its website. WFDD is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 60,000 watts. The transmitter tower is on Old Evans Farm Road in Welcome, North Carolina. Programming is also heard on 10-watt FM translator, W261CK on 100.1 FM in Boone. WFDD broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel plays classical music and on HD3, the BBC World Service is heard.

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WFDD (88.5 MHz) is a non-commercial, public radio station licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is the National Public Radio (NPR) network affiliate for the Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point media market, also called the Piedmont Triad. Owned by Wake Forest University, WFDD serves 32 counties in Central North Carolina and South-Central Virginia. It holds periodic fundraisers on the air and accepts donations on its website. WFDD is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 60,000 watts. The transmitter tower is on Old Evans Farm Road in Welcome, North Carolina. Programming is also heard on 10-watt FM translator, W261CK on 100.1 FM in Boone. WFDD broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel plays classical music and on HD3, the BBC World Service is heard.

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