WODB
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WODB is an FM radio station licensed to Delaware, Ohio located at 107.9MHz. The station operates out of a facility located in Columbus, Ohio and serves the Columbus metro area.
WODB currently broadcasts an oldies format as "Oldies 107.9". The station also operated briefly as "Oldies B108" and "Oldies 108" but opted to stress the 107.9MHz frequency in an effort to reduce listener confusion and differentiate itself from the former "B97" in Columbus.
Prior to becoming an oldies station, WODB operated as WXST "Star 107.9" beginning in May 1998 and played primarily Top 40-based '80s music. WXST was widely credited as the first radio station in the U.S. to broadcast an '80s-based format full-time. The WXST call letters were inspired by the former WXGT ("92X") in Columbus.
Before committing to '80s music, WXST 'stunted' briefly by airing a freeform mix of music promoted on-air as the "Wheel of Formats".
The station switched to oldies only after Columbus station WBNS-FM switched from oldies to adult contemporary. This switch left no FM oldies station in the Columbus metro area, so WXST quickly moved to fill this void. In the process, the Columbus area lost its only '80s station.
Prior to 1998, the station operated using the call letters WLYR (as "Lite Rock 108"). Before becoming WLYR, the station operated as WCEZ (as "Easy 108".)
WODB is owned by Franklin Communications, a subsidiary of Saga Communications.
External links
- WODB Oldies 107.9 (http://www.oldies1079columbus.com/)
- Billboard: '80s mania reaches new heights with the unveiling of Columbus' Star 107.9 (http://static.highbeam.com/b/billboard/july041998/80smaniareachesnewheightswiththeunveilingofcolumbu/index.html)