WDEC-FM is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Americus, Georgia

Americus, Georgia

-Early years:Americus, Georgia was named and chartered by Sen. Lovett B. Smith in 1832.For its first two decades, Americus was a small courthouse town. The arrival of the railroad in 1854 and, three decades later, local attorney Samuel H. Hawkins' construction of the only privately financed...

, USA. The station is owned by Sumter Broadcasting Co., Inc. and features programing from ABC Radio, and Motor Racing Network

Motor Racing Network

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. The station also broadcasts Men's Basketball Games for Georgia Southwestern State University

Georgia Southwestern State University

Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia, is a school in the University System of Georgia.-The College of Arts and Sciences:The College of Arts and Sciences at GSW offers undergraduate degrees in art Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia, is a school in the...

. In 1995, the station changed to the 10kw, 94.3 FM frequency to the more powerful, 94.7 frequency.

History

The station went on the air as WADZ on February 20th 1981. On February 15th 1988 the station changed its call sign to the current WDEC. While owned by Guest-Mattox Broadcasting, it shared call letters with WDEC-AM 1390, which was a talkradio format for many years before going off the air in 1994 following flooding caused by Tropical Storm Alberto. In late 1994, the station was sold to Americus Radio.