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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>WFTK was a <a href="/facts/Christian_radio/VX2Xd2cR">Christian radio</a> station and later aired <a href="/facts/Spanish_language/95BgYNfv">Spanish language</a> programming before Truth Broadcasting changed to the current format.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>The station was licensed as WBZN in 1984, but signed on September 1, 1989<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> as WFTK, owned by the Baker Family Stations, from studios along <a href="/facts/North_Carolina_Highway_56/Ru69duWN">North Carolina Highway 56</a> in <a href="/facts/Butner,_North_Carolina/MAJAkTH2">Butner</a>. On May 3, 2005, WFTK became WDRU.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>Originally licensed to <a href="/facts/Wake_Forest,_North_Carolina/5jouLDm6">Wake Forest</a>, the station moved its license to Creedmoor in 2005. It also altered its signal pattern in order to better serve listeners in the western portion of the Triangle (<a href="/facts/Durham,_North_Carolina/AvMmj3jS">Durham</a>, <a href="/facts/Chapel_Hill,_North_Carolina/EmMmaTFt">Chapel Hill</a>). </p> <h2 id="translators">Translators</h2> <p>WDRU broadcasts during daytime hours only unlike its sister station, <a href="/facts/WTRU/uNmqPbR8">WTRU</a> in the Greensboro/Winston-Salem market. This is to protect <a href="/facts/WBZ_(AM)/k6rY3aak">WBZ</a> in <a href="/facts/Boston/exjfn6xf">Boston</a>. However, the station does operate FM <a href="/facts/Broadcast_relay_station/gXCrGt20">translators</a>, all of which broadcast 24 hours.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> The station is also heard in <a href="/facts/HD_Radio/XtS2tNG5">HD Radio</a> at 103.9-2, <a href="/facts/WNNL/LkzcXtEw">WNNL</a> HD2. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/Call_signs_in_North_America/vpneVQW5">Call sign</a></th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/Center_frequency/zT6AoYXR">Frequency</a></th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/City_of_license/SPId6NJv">City of license</a></th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/Facility_ID/tV67APU2">FID</a></th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/Effective_radiated_power/tjnmEd03">ERP</a> (<a href="/facts/Watt/VK8oqRrm">W</a>)</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/Height_above_average_terrain/dXUTcmXz">HAAT</a></th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/List_of_North_American_broadcast_station_classes/7Xw18Foy">Class</a></th><th scope="col">Transmitter coordinates</th><th scope="col">FCC info</th><th scope="col">Notes</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">W288BU</th><td>105.5 FM</td><td><a href="/facts/Durham,_North_Carolina/AvMmj3jS">Durham, North Carolina</a></td><td>154202</td><td>250</td><td>130.6 <a href="/facts/Metre/hPhzc1CV">m</a> (428 <a href="/facts/Foot_(unit)/XKamEGjV">ft</a>)</td><td>D</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=WDRU¶ms=35_59_54.5_N_78_51_20_W_region:US-NC_type:landmark&title=W288BU">35°59′54.5″N 78°51′20″W / 35.998472°N 78.85556°W / 35.998472; -78.85556 (W288BU)</a></td><td><a href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=154202">LMS</a></td><td>Relays WDRU</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">W289BD</th><td>105.7 FM</td><td><a href="/facts/Raleigh,_North_Carolina/6WznvprP">Raleigh, North Carolina</a></td><td>152721</td><td>250</td><td>120.1 m (394 ft)</td><td>D</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=WDRU¶ms=35_47_21.5_N_78_40_44_W_region:US-NC_type:landmark&title=W289BD">35°47′21.5″N 78°40′44″W / 35.789306°N 78.67889°W / 35.789306; -78.67889 (W289BD)</a></td><td><a href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=152721">LMS</a></td><td>Relays <a href="/facts/WNNL/LkzcXtEw">WNNL-HD2</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">W293DV</th><td>106.5 FM</td><td><a href="/facts/Wake_Forest,_North_Carolina/5jouLDm6">Wake Forest, North Carolina</a></td><td>20706</td><td>50</td><td>0 m (0 ft)</td><td>D</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=WDRU¶ms=36_0_47.5_N_78_31_11_W_region:US-NC_type:landmark&title=W293DV">36°0′47.5″N 78°31′11″W / 36.013194°N 78.51972°W / 36.013194; -78.51972 (W293DV)</a></td><td><a href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=20706">LMS</a></td><td>Relays WDRU</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.truthnetwork.com/stations/wdru/">Official website</a></li> <li><a href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=53104">Facility details for Facility ID 53104 (WDRU)</a> in the <a href="/facts/Federal_Communications_Commission/Ueghz8W0">FCC</a> Licensing and Management System</li> <li><a href="https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU24&band=am&callLetter=WDRU">WDRU</a> in <a href="/facts/Nielsen_Audio/gqtgXGR2">Nielsen Audio</a>'s AM station database</li> <li><a href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=154202">Facility details for Facility ID 154202 (W288BU)</a> in the <a href="/facts/Federal_Communications_Commission/Ueghz8W0">FCC</a> Licensing and Management System</li> <li><a href="https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=W288BU&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&lmspf=&lmspl=&party_type=LICEN&latd=&lond=&lang=en">W288BU</a> at FCCdata.org</li> <li><a href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=152721">Facility details for Facility ID 152721 (W289BD)</a> in the <a href="/facts/Federal_Communications_Commission/Ueghz8W0">FCC</a> Licensing and Management System</li> <li><a href="https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=W289BD&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&lmspf=&lmspl=&party_type=LICEN&latd=&lond=&lang=en">W289BD</a> at FCCdata.org</li> <li><a href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=20706">Facility details for Facility ID 20706 (W293DV)</a> in the <a href="/facts/Federal_Communications_Commission/Ueghz8W0">FCC</a> Licensing and Management System</li> <li><a href="https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=W293DV&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&lmspf=&lmspl=&party_type=LICEN&latd=&lond=&lang=en">W293DV</a> at FCCdata.org</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Wake Forest IMG Sports Network Announces New Broadcast Team and Affiliates". wakeforestsports.com. August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012. <a href="http://www.wakeforestsports.com/genrel/081712aac.html" target="_blank">http://www.wakeforestsports.com/genrel/081712aac.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Swartz, Deven (March 12, 2012). "101.1 WZTK dropping talk format". Fox8 WGHP. Retrieved August 17, 2012. <a href="http://myfox8.com/2012/03/12/101wztk-dropping-newstalk-format/" target="_blank">http://myfox8.com/2012/03/12/101wztk-dropping-newstalk-format/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>David Ranii, "Spanish radio station sold", News & Observer, March 25, 2005. <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-331. Retrieved April 23, 2017. <a href="http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1999..pdf" target="_blank">http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1999..pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"WDRU Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. <a href="https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=53104&Callsign=WDRU" target="_blank">https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=53104&Callsign=WDRU</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Truth and Liberty get together for swap meet". RBR.com. January 9, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012. <a href="http://rbr.com/truth-and-liberty-get-together-for-swap-meet/" target="_blank">http://rbr.com/truth-and-liberty-get-together-for-swap-meet/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"W288BU Radio Station Information". Retrieved January 4, 2013. <a href="http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=W288BU&service=FX" target="_blank">http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=W288BU&service=FX</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"W289BD Radio Station Information". Retrieved January 4, 2013. <a href="http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=W289BD&service=FX" target="_blank">http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=W289BD&service=FX</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>