WDUN (AM)


WDUN, known as "North Georgia's Newstalk", is a News/Talk radio formatted radio station licensed to the city Gainesville, Georgia, in the Atlanta, Georgia radio market. WDUN is licensed as a Class B AM broadcast facility by the Federal Communications Commission operating with 10,000 Watts of power during the daytime using a non-directional antenna signal pattern, and 2,500 Watts during nighttime using a directional antenna pattern. The station is currently owned by JWJ Properties, Inc., doing business as Jacobs Media Corporation, which also operates WDUN-FM in Clarkesville, Georgia.

Programming

The radio station features locally originated shows the Bill and Joel Morning Show, Morning Talk and the Afternoon News Wrap as part of its weekday programming line up. Nationally syndicated hosts include Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, Todd Starnes, Dave Ramsey, Mike Gallagher and Jim Bohannon.
WDUN's sports programming includes Atlanta Falcons football, and local prep play-by-play coverage covering a ten-county area. They also air all NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series and Most NASCAR Xfinity Series Races from either Motor Racing Network or Performance Racing Network
On October 4, 2010, WDUN began simulcasting on WDUN-FM, including WDUN news updates every thirty minutes. WDUN-FM airs Dr. Asa from noon to two and Dave Ramsey from two until three while WDUN-AM airs Rush Limbaugh due to "city of license" contract stipulations.

History

As part of the station's history, "WDUN 550" and sports formatted 1240 ESPN Radio swapped dial positions in the 1983.