Tradio is a type of talk radio show format where listeners call in to buy or sell items and make prank calls. The concept is analogous to classified ads in local newspapers and most prevalent in the south and midwest .
19-416: WQCD may refer to: WQCD (AM) , a radio station (1550 AM) licensed to Delaware, Ohio, United States WYNY (AM) , a radio station (1450 AM) licensed to Millford, Pennsylvania, United States; formerly WQCD WPUT (FM) , a radio station (90.1 FM) licensed to serve North Salem, New York, United States, which held the call sign WQCD from 2014 to 2015 WJZZ (FM) ,
38-569: A full-time simulcast of WXGT in Columbus . In addition to a standard analog transmission , WQCD is relayed over analog Delaware translator W225CM (92.9 FM ), and is also available online; as WXGT's FM translator W225CS (92.9 FM) also broadcasts on the same frequency, WXGT and WQCD brand as "My 92.9". The WQCD/WXGT studios are located in Columbus's Brewery District, while the WQCD transmitter
57-650: A gold-based 1970s/1980s adult contemporary format under the name "Local 1550". WDLR - along with sister station WQTT in Marysville - had derived a portion of its programming from Scott Shannon 's The True Oldies Channel from Cumulus Media Networks . After distributor Cumulus Media Networks discontinued The True Oldies Channel in June 2014, WDLR began programming their music format in-house. ICS Holdings sold WDLR, along with WQTT and WVXG , to Delmar Communications, Inc. effective December 30, 2014. The price for
76-499: A radio station (88.1 FM) licensed to serve Montgomery, New York, which held the call sign WQCD in 2014 WFAN-FM , a radio station (101.9 FM) licensed to serve New York, New York, which held the call sign WQCD from 1988 to 2008 See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "wqcd" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with WQCD All pages with titles containing WQCD KQCD QCD (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
95-420: Is a portmanteau of "trade" and "radio". The format is also often called Swap Shop ; Buy, Sell, or Trade ; Biz Baz ; or Trading Post . In most tradio programs, listeners can call in to the show and advertise, for free, items they are selling, or request items to purchase from other listeners The caller then provides a phone number so that other listeners can contact the person for further information. Since
114-479: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WQCD (AM) WQCD (1550 AM ) is a commercial oldies radio station licensed to serve Delaware, Ohio , locally owned by Brent Casagrande through licensee Delmar Communications, Inc. The station primarily serves the Delaware County region and the northern portion of the Columbus metropolitan area as
133-512: Is located in Delaware. The station broadcasts at 5,000 watts during the day and 29 watts at night as a Class D operation, to protect nearby Class-A clear-channel station CBEF Windsor, Ontario . The station signed on the air in October 1960 as WDLR. The call sign represented the station's city of license: Delaware. Initially locally owned through Delaware Broadcasting, Inc., the station
152-652: The format . Typically tradio and similar programs are only heard on small, rural stations; KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the largest market with a tradio program, airing weekly on Saturday afternoons. A similarly-styled program titled Wheelin' and Dealin' with Dave Ramos also airs during the weekends on WTAM in Cleveland, Ohio (but is not in a regular timeslot). In smaller markets, tradio programs can air daily. The smallest radio station in America that airs
171-519: The full service format; tradio was commonly found on Independent Local Radio in the UK when it used a similar format (up to around 1990). There are usually some limits to what can be bought and sold through tradio programs. Most stations stipulate that only individuals, and no businesses, may use the tradio service, since the financial security of these small stations usually relies on the advertising dollars from these businesses. Federal regulations prohibit
190-751: The 2000s, as well as a different song lineup. During this era, the station broadcast high school football and basketball, along with serving as the Delaware affiliate for the Cleveland Indians Radio Network , and also served as the flagship station for coverage of the annual Little Brown Jug horse racing event. WDLR was a local affiliate for ABC News Radio , ONN Radio and the Ohio Ag Net and carried hourly updates from Fox Sports Radio and localized weather forecasts from WeatherBug . On September 1, 2020, WDLR and WMYC re-branded as "My 92.9". On November 21, 2020, WMYC would drop
209-448: The first ten days of "93X" would be commercial-free, and that the station would carry news updates from ABC News Radio. After five weeks, WXGT and WQCD moved to an oldies format on March 8, 2024, returning to the "My 92.9" branding used in 2020 and retaining the ABC affiliation; Delmar had continued to use the "My" branding in the Delaware area on WDLR (1270 AM). Tradio "Tradio"
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#1732766240674228-501: The format to adopt an alternative rock format under the operation of WWCD Limited; at that time, it was similarly announced that WDLR would begin simulcasting the new format of WMYC on January 1, 2021. The station changed its call sign to WQCD on December 8, 2020. The local marketing agreement with WWCD Limited ended on January 31, 2024. On February 1, Delmar Media launched an in-house alternative rock format on WWCD (the former WMYC; renamed WXGT) and WQCD as "93X". Delmar announced that
247-435: The increased prevalence of e-mail and other electronic media, most stations permit the sending in of items to sell via e-mail or fax, though due to regular and/or identity theft concerns some stations will assign a code number to anonymize the transaction and keep identifying information off the air. Most stations also permit listeners to send lists of items through postal mail. Tradio programs are particularly associated with
266-418: The sale of firearms through these services; real estate is also usually not allowed on tradio programs. Restrictions on the sale of automobiles varies from station to station. The name "tradio" does not apply to any one particular program and there are no national or syndicated tradio programs. It is technically not a franchised format , either, as no one company owns the intellectual property rights to
285-458: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about radio and/or television stations with the same/similar call signs or branding. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WQCD&oldid=1142424137 " Category : Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
304-500: The transaction was $ 250,000. WDLR began simulcasting its programming on 92.9 FM in June 2016. The FM signal is transmitted from the same location as the AM towers, off U.S. 36/State Route 37 on the east side of Delaware. On July 15, 2020, WDLR began an additional simulcast on WVKO (now WXGT ) and its translator W225CS, both located in Columbus. Weeks later, WDLR adopted a new format and slogan called "My 92.9". The format now includes hits from
323-547: Was a Spanish language Regional Mexican music format under the branding " La Jefa 1550 " and was geared to the Hispanic communities of the greater Columbus area. " La Jefa " is Spanish for "The Chief" and the name of the branding of a group of similarly related branded format stations, many of which owned by Univision Radio . During this time, the station was also the local affiliate of The Don Cheto Show in morning drive. In 2014, WDLR flipped from Regional Mexican to
342-570: Was owned by Patrica Casagrande of Powell, Ohio and her son Robert G. Casagrande - best known as WCMH helicopter pilot Robb Case - who died in September 2007 at age 50 from cancer. Prior to taking back the WDLR call sign in July 2007, the station used WXOL after June 9, 2004. In summer 2008, WDLR was acquired by ICS Holdings, Inc., which is owned principally by Mark Litton. For several years, WDLR
361-427: Was purchased in 1968 by Cardinal Communications Group which was the broadcast arm of tobacco conglomerate R. J. Reynolds . In 1973, it was sold to Radio Delaware Incorporated which was principally owned by James N Shaheen. In the early 1990s, WDLR was famous among Ohio Wesleyan students for its lunchtime program " Tradio ", hosted by Stu Sisk. In 1997, Radio Delaware sold the station to Fifteen Fifty Corporation which
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