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{{other uses|WDRE (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name                = WDRE
| logo                =
| logo_size           =
| city                = [[Susquehanna, Pennsylvania]]
| area                = [[Binghamton metropolitan area]]
| branding            = Solid Gold 100.5 & 104.5
| frequency           = 100.5 [[MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| translator          = [[WDRE (FM)#Translators|See §Translators]]
| airdate             = {{start date and age|1992|7|2}}
| format              = [[Oldies]]
| subchannels         = HD2: 95.1 The Drive ([[Alternative rock]])
| erp                 = 1,600 watts
| haat                = {{convert|196|meters}}
| class               = A
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id         = 19668
| coordinates         = {{coord|42|3|10.00|N| 75|42|7.00|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning    = Drive (previous format)
| former_callsigns    = {{ubl|WXEJ (1992–1995)|WMTT (1995–1996)|[[WCDW]] (1996–2013)}}
| affiliations        = [[Buffalo Bills Radio Network]]
| owner               = Equinox Broadcasting Corporation
| licensee            =
| sister_stations     = [[WCDW]]
| webcast             = {{ubl|{{listen live|https://www.binghamtonoldies.com/player/}}|{{listen live|https://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/cirruspremier/WDRE}} (HD2)}}
| website             = {{ubl|{{url|https://www.binghamtonoldies.com/}}|{{url|https://www.binghamtondrive.com/}} (HD2)}}
}}
'''WDRE''' (100.5 [[MHz]], "Solid Gold 100.5 & 104.5") is a commercial [[FM radio|FM]] radio station [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Susquehanna, Pennsylvania]], and serving the [[Binghamton metropolitan area]]. It airs an [[oldies]] [[radio format]]. WDRE is owned by the Equinox Broadcasting Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WDRE |title=WDRE Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.equinoxbroadcasting.com/radio-stations.html |title=Radio Stations |website=equinoxbroadcasting.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111223818/http://www.equinoxbroadcasting.com/radio-stations.html |archive-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref>  In the fall, WDRE carries [[Buffalo Bills]] [[NFL|football]]. Its studios are on Main Street in [[Johnson City, New York|Johnson City]].
WDRE is a [[list of broadcast station classes|Class A]] station. It has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 1,600 watts.  The [[transmitter]] is on Anne Road at Sugarbush Road in [[Windsor, New York]].<REF>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wdre&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/WDRE]</REF>  Programming is also heard on [[FM translator]] '''W283AG''' at 104.5&nbsp;MHz in [[Binghamton]], which is fed by a [[subchannel]] of [[sister station]] [[WCDW]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=W283AG&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/W283AG]</ref>  WDRE also has a subchannel airing an [[alternative rock]] format known as "95.1 The Drive."  That, in turn, feeds two translators at 95.1 in Binghamton and 98.7 in [[Endwell]].
==History==
From 1947 to 1952, 100.5&nbsp;MHz was the frequency used by [[WNBF-FM]].<ref>[https://archive.org/details/broadcastingtele43unse/page/n687/mode/1up "FCC Actions: August 11 Decisions"], ''Broadcasting'', August 18, 1952, page 98.</ref><ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t4nk9ts9n&view=1up&seq=492 "FM Broadcast Stations: Frequency Assignments"] (June 12, 1947), ''Federal Register'', Volume 12, Number 108, June 3, 1947, page 4040.</ref> It was [[sister station]] to [[WNBF]], the first radio station in the Binghamton area. In that era few people owned FM radio receivers, and  management saw little opportunity to make it profitable, so the station was taken [[dark (broadcasting)|silent]]. In 1956, WNBF-FM returned to the air, moving to 98.1&nbsp;MHz (currently [[WHWK]]).<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1957/Radio--All-1957-BC-YB.pdf Information] from the [[Broadcasting Yearbook]] 1957 page 181</ref> The 100.5 allocation in the eastern Twin Tiers remained silent for the next 40 years.
The current station on 100.5 [[sign-on|signed on]] the air as WXEJ on July 2, 1992. On April 14, 1995, the station changed its call sign to WMTT,  and on April 8, 1996, to [[WCDW]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=19668&Callsign=WDRE |title=WDRE Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
On August 16, 2013, WCDW changed its call letters to WDRE, and also changed formats from oldies, back to alternative rock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/121618/alternative-wdre-returns-on-100-5-the-drive-in-bin |title=Alternative WDRE Returns On 100.5 The Drive In Binghamton |work= AllAccess.com}}</ref>
On January 1, 2024, WDRE changed its format from alternative rock (which moved to its HD2 subchannel) to oldies, branded as "Solid Gold 100.5 & 104.5" (simulcast on [[WCDW]]-HD2, which feeds translator W283AG Binghamton).<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/262836/solid-gold-doubles-up-in-binghamton/ Solid Gold Doubles Up in Binghamton] Radioinsight - January 1, 2024</ref>
==Translators==
In addition to the main station, WDRE's HD2 subchannel is relayed by additional translators to widen its broadcast area.
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WDRE-HD2
| call1    = W236AP
| watts1   = 99
| haat1    = 178
| class1   = D
| freq1    = 95.1
| city1    = Binghamton, New York
| fid1     = 141559
| call2    = W254BH
| watts2   = 130
| haat2    = 19
| class2   = D
| freq2    = 98.7
| city2    = Endwell, New York
| fid2     = 146159
}}
==Previous logo==
[[File:WDRE FM100.5THEDRIVE logo.png|200px]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{FM station data|19668|WDRE}}
{{Binghamton Radio}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Pennsylvania|DRE]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1992]]