WJDM

WJDM (1520 AM Radio Cantico Nuevo) is a radio station licensed to Mineola, New York, broadcasting a Spanish language Christian radio format. The station is owned by Cantico Nuevo Ministry, Inc.[2]

For the former radio station in Elizabeth, New Jersey, which held the WJDM call sign from 1971 to 2020, see WJDM (New Jersey). For the former WJDM television station in Panama City, Florida, see WJHG-TV.
WJDM
Frequency1520 kHz
BrandingRadio Cantico Nuevo
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatChristian radio
Ownership
OwnerCantico Nuevo Ministry, Inc.
WLID, WNYG
History
First air date
November 17, 1948 (1948-11-17)[1]
Former call signs
  • WKBS (1946–1956)
  • WKIT (1956–1959)
  • WFYI (1959–1965)
  • WTHE (1965–2021)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68957
ClassD
Power
Transmitter coordinates
40°41′06″N 73°36′36″W
Translator(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastWJDM webcast
Websitewww.radiocanticonuevo.com

WJDM broadcasts during daytime hours only, from local sunrise to sunset in order to protect WWKB in Buffalo, New York, a clear-channel station on the same frequency that can frequently be heard in the New York City area after dark.

The station went silent on January 25, 2018, after being evicted from their transmitter site. It resumed broadcasting on January 15, 2019,[3] in order to keep the station's license from being cancelled and the call letters deleted by the FCC.

In February 2019, Cantico Nuevo Ministry filed a $200,000 deal to purchase WTHE from Universal Broadcasting of New York.[4] The purchase was consummated on November 14, 2019, at a price of $200,000.

The call letters were changed to WJDM from WTHE on May 27, 2021. The WJDM call letters had previously belonged to another Cantico Nuevo station, 1530 AM in Elizabeth, New Jersey, which had its license cancelled in 2020.[5]

References
  1. "Oyster Bay Radio Station On Air Today" (PDF). Nassau Daily Review-Star. Freeport New York. November 17, 1948. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. "WJDM Facility Record". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau.
  3. "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  4. "WTHE-A/Long Island Sold To Cantico Nuevo Ministry". AllAccess.com. February 8, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  5. "Request for Cancellation of License". fcc.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2022.


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