WDAV (89.9 FM "Classical 89.9") is a non-commercial public radio station licensed to Davidson, North Carolina and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area.
The station, licensed to the Board of Trustees of Davidson College, airs classical music and fine arts programming 24 hours a day.
[5] As of 2018, music director Ted Weiner, who records the overnight show instead of doing it live, has been a full-time personality since 1986, the longest of anyone there.
General manager Frank Dominguez, an employee for more than 25 years, hosts Concierto on the HD-2 channel, with composers and musicians from Latin America and Spain,[6] and on 45 public stations.
Station personalities include Mike McKay, Myelita Melton, Rachel Stewart and Joe Brant.
"Flipsides"'and "Jazzsides," hosted by students, featured music from over 2000 albums and rock artists such as Hüsker Dü, Meat Puppets, Fetchin Bones, The Replacements, P.I.L., Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper.
[8][13] In 1985, WDAV made plans to increase its signal from 20,000 to 100,000 watts using a directional antenna to prevent interference with WEPR.
[19][20] Lightning damage in August 2012 resulted in a reduced signal for WDAV after the station had to switch to its old tower temporarily.