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WDAV "Classical 89.9" is a non-commercial public radio station located in Davidson, North Carolina and serving the Charlotte, North Carolina market. The station, owned by Davidson College, airs classical music and fine arts programming along with hourly news updates from National Public Radio. ==History== WDAV signed on in 1973 as a student-run college radio station,〔http://www.wdav.org/15_45_62.cfm〕 taking over from a carrier current station〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Brief History of WALT Radio )〕 that had been on the air since 1969.〔 The format included jazz, rock music and educational programs.〔Jeff Borden, "Davidson Students Enjoy Alternative Rock on WDAV's 'Flipside'," ''The Charlotte Observer'', August 26, 1986, p. 13A.〕 In 1978, it was upgraded to a full-service professional operation. However, student volunteers quit because they did not want the station to go all classical, and it took three months to return to the air.〔 WDAV became "Your station for the arts" and played mostly classical music.〔 The students asked for another carrier current station, and WALT came on the air, but operated off and on for years.〔 WDAV began offering alternative rock for two hours a night on weeknights starting at 11:00. ''Flipsides'', hosted by students, featured music from over 2000 albums and artists such as Hüsker Dü, Meat Puppets, Fetchin Bones, The Replacements, P.I.L., Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper.〔 In February 1996, WALT became a permanent station at 1610 AM, later adding a webcast.〔〔Tim Funk, "'Moesha' Writer from Charlotte," ''The Charlotte Observer'', February 13, 1996, p. 6E.〕 In 1985, WDAV made plans to increase its signal from 20,000 to 100,000 watts using a directional antenna to prevent interference with WEPR. The station was also moving from a small space in the college's union building to a new building.〔Zona Lai, "WDAV to Aim Signal to South," ''The Charlotte Observer'', July 9, 1985.〕 The power boost, approved in August 1988 and completed in mid-1989,〔〔Jeff Borden, "WDAV Off Air Temporarily to Install New Equipment, ''The Charlotte Observer'', May 27, 1989, p. 19A.〕 would increase the listening area from 1702 to 2402 square miles, with as many as 850,755 listeners. On October 1, 1988, WDAV began broadcasting 24 hours a day. That same month, the station became an affiliate of American Public Radio, with ''Radio Kronos'' and ''High Performance with André Previn''.〔Natalie Shelpuk, "A Symphony in Your Car", ''The Charlotte Observer'', October 12, 1988, p. 1D.〕 On April 19, 1995, WDAV moved from a 350-foot tower two miles south of Cornelius〔Jeff Borden, WDAV's Power Boost OKd", ''The Charlotte Observer'', August 20, 1988, p. 19A.〕 to an 815-foot one in Huntersville, improving its signal in some areas and increasing its signal range to 22 counties.〔Tim Funk, "New Tower Will Bring WDAV Through Louder and Clearer," ''The Charlotte Observer'', April 19, 1995, p. 6C.〕〔Mark Washburn, "WDAV Off Air As Tower Is Repaired," ''The Charlotte Observer, April 9, 2002, p. 4B.〕 Also in 1995, WDAV ended Metropolitan Opera broadcasts because they had to be live and WDAV felt not enough listeners liked opera. In July 2003, WDAV added the NPR program ''World of Opera''.〔Steven Brown, "WDAV: Filling a Need, Not Just a Niche," ''The Charlotte Observer'', December 14, 2003, p. 4H.〕 Lightning damage in August 2012 resulted in a reduced signal for WDAV after the station had to switch to its old tower temporarily.〔"Ask SAM", ''Winston-Salem Journal'', April 11, 2013, p. A2.〕 The signal was back to normal in June 2013.〔Lawrence Toppman, "I can hear clearly now," ''The Charlotte Observer'', June 20, 2013, p. 1D.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WDAV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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