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{{short description|Radio station in Wrightsville, Georgia}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name               = WDBN
| logo               =
| city               = [[Wrightsville, Georgia]]
| area               = [[Dublin, Georgia]]
| branding           = ''107.9 Jamz''
| frequency          = 107.9 [[MHz]]
| airdate            = August 19, 1985 (as WIML at 107.5)
| format             = [[Urban contemporary]]
| erp                = 25,000 [[watt]]s
| haat               = 100 meters
| class              = C3
| facility_id        = 15025
| coordinates        = {{coord|32|37|5.00|N| 82|46|5.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning   = '''D'''u'''B'''li'''N'''
| former_callsigns   = WIML (1985–1991)
| former_frequencies = 107.5 MHz (1985–2008)
| affiliations       = [[Premiere Networks]]
| owner              = Dowdy Partners
| licensee           =
| sister_stations    = {{hlist|[[WMCG]]|[[WMLT]]|[[WQIL]]|[[WQZY]]}}
| webcast            = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WDBN Listen Live]
| website            = {{url|jamz1079.com}}
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WDBN''' (107.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting an [[urban contemporary]] format. Licensed to [[Wrightsville, Georgia]], United States, it serves the [[Dublin, Georgia]] area. The station is currently owned by Dowdy Partners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WDBN |title=WDBN Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
(Until 1988, WDBN was the call sign of 94.9 FM based in [[Medina, Ohio]], superseded by [[WQMX]].)
==History==
The call letters were first used on WDBN "The Quiet Island" broadcasting from Medina, Ohio (originally under license to [[Barberton, Ohio]] from 1960-1965) to the Cleveland/Akron/Toledo markets with an [[Effective radiated power|ERP]] of 188&nbsp;kW at 94.9 FM from 1960 to 1988. The station later went on the air in Dublin, Georgia as WIML at 106.3&nbsp;MHz on August 19, 1985, as a southern gospel format. On October 20, 1991, the station changed its call sign to the current WDBN and moved to 107.5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=15025&Callsign=WDBN |title=WDBN Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> On December 8, 2008, the station changed frequencies to 107.9 and increased its power to 25&nbsp;kW.
On May 6, 2013, WDBN changed their format to urban, branded as "107.9 Jamz", while "The Buzz" classic rock format moved to [[WMLT]] AM 1330 and translator W245BT 96.9 FM in Dublin, Georgia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/81942/dublin-ga-format-swap/|title=Dublin, GA Format Swap - RadioInsight|date=2013-05-07|work=RadioInsight|access-date=2018-03-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
The classic rock format is now owned by WQIL, who changed from (Today's Hits Q101.3) to (Rock 101.3)
==References==
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==External links==
*{{FM station data|15025|WDBN}}
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{{Central Georgia Radio}}
{{Urban Radio Stations in Georgia}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Georgia (U.S. state)|DBN]]
[[Category:Urban contemporary radio stations in the United States]]
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