WDPS
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WDPS (for: Dayton Public Schools and its nickname Dayton's Power Source")is a radio station
broadcasting a Jazz
format. Licensed to Dayton, Ohio
, USA, it serves the Dayton area. The station is currently owned by Dayton City Schools. Its programming is aired weekdays during school hours during the curricular school year. The frequency is shared with WQRP
which airs a gospel music
format when WDPS programming ends after the school day. According to a Dayton Daily News
story dated July 21, 2009, the station has moved to new studios located in the David H. Ponitz Career Technical Center at 741 West Washington St. A switch to a "real jazz
" format has also taken place.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
format. Licensed to Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
, USA, it serves the Dayton area. The station is currently owned by Dayton City Schools. Its programming is aired weekdays during school hours during the curricular school year. The frequency is shared with WQRP
WQRP
WQRP is a radio station owned by WQRP Family Broadcasting Incorporated. It is located at 917 East Central in West Carrollton, Ohio just south of Dayton, United States. Praise 89.5 FM broadcasts Christian praise and worship music and has a 35-year history in Dayton. It shares time with Dayton Public...
which airs a gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
format when WDPS programming ends after the school day. According to a Dayton Daily News
Dayton Daily News
The Dayton Daily News is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. In the 2010 Associated Press Society of Ohio newspaper competition that takes place every year, DaytonDailyNews.com was named "the best large-newspaper web site in Ohio".-History:On August 15,...
story dated July 21, 2009, the station has moved to new studios located in the David H. Ponitz Career Technical Center at 741 West Washington St. A switch to a "real jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
" format has also taken place.