WDRU is a radio station

Radio station

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  broadcasting a Christian radio

Christian radio

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 format. Licensed to Wake Forest, North Carolina

Wake Forest, North Carolina

Wake Forest is a town and suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake County in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is located just north of the state capital, Raleigh. The population was 12,588 at the 2000 census. In 2009, the estimated population was 27,915...

, USA, the station serves the Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

 area. The station is currently owned by Truth Broadcasting Corporation and features programing from Salem Radio Network

Salem Radio Network

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The station broadcasts daytime hours only unlike its sister station, WTRU

WTRU

WTRU is a radio station licensed to Kernersville, North Carolina. It operates on 830 AM, with broadcasting power of 50 kilowatts during the day and at 10 kilowatts during the night...

 in the Greensboro/Winston-Salem market. This is to protect WBZ

WBZ (AM)

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 in Boston

Boston

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History

WFTK was a Christian radio

Christian radio

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 station and later aired Spanish language

Spanish language

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 programming before Truth Broadcasting changed to the current format.

The station went on the air as WBZN on 1984-12-21. on 1987-10-09, the station changed its call sign to WFTK

WFTK

WFTK is a commercial modern rock radio station in Cincinnati, operated by Cumulus Media.- History :The station began in 1958 as WQMS, Quality Music Station, playing beautiful music. In 1968, the station became a religious station and played contemporary Christian music...

, on 2005-05-03 to the current WDRU.

The city of license will change from Wake Forest to Creedmoor

Creedmoor, North Carolina

Creedmoor is a city in Granville County, North Carolina, United States . The population was 4,124 at the 2010 census.-Brief History of the Town:...

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