WMDR 1340 AM is an American

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 AM

AM broadcasting

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 radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Augusta, Maine

Augusta, Maine

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. It is owned by Light of Light Ministries and carries Salem Radio Network

Salem Radio Network

Salem Radio Network is a United States-based radio network that specializes in syndicated Christian talk, music, and secular news/talk programming...

 news and talk radio

Talk radio

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 programming.

History

The 1340 dial position was previously known as WFAU swapping call letters

Call sign

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 and formats with AM 1280 WFAU, with the nostalgia

Nostalgia

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 format moving to 1280 and religious programming moving to 1340 (AM 1280 has since changed to sports/talk

Sports radio

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). In the early 2000s WMDR changed formats to a children's format, changing to Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel

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 in late 2005, with the children's format moving to WMDR (FM). In March of 2007 AM 1340 once again flipped formats with its FM counterpart, inheriting the Contemporary Christian

Contemporary Christian music

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 format.

In 2009 the children's format was moved to an on demand section of their website http://www.worshipradionetwork.org/zap/index.html and 1340 changed to a Christian based talk radio

Talk radio

Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...

station.

External links

• Zap on Demand