WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut.

In 1941, Doolittle upgraded an experimental FM station to a commercial license and used the call letters WDRC-FM.

In 1977, the station flipped to album rock, with a much deeper playlist than its rivals WCCC (AM), WCCC-FM, and WHCN.

In 2001, WDRC-FM began playing several songs from the 1970s, adding artists like Billy Joel, Doobie Brothers, Eagles, James Taylor, and others into the mix.

The station also began adding about a dozen or so songs from the 1980s by oldies artists, playing about one every couple of hours.

To appease traditional oldies fans, WDRC-FM launched an internet radio station playing music from 1955 to 1964.

In the early 2010s, the main station identified itself as "Good Time Rock 'n' Roll", while occasionally using in the "Big D" moniker.

On March 5, 2014, Buckley Broadcasting announced that it would sell its Connecticut radio stations, including WDRC-FM, to Connoisseur Media.

On January 20, 2015, at 10:29 a.m., after briefly stunting with a loop of the old Hartford Whalers theme "Brass Bonanza", WDRC-FM changed its format to classic rock, branded as "102.9 The Whale".

The deal included sister station “Talk of Connecticut” WDRC 1360 Hartford and two of its three simulcasts, WMMW 1470 Meriden and WSNG 610 Torrington, and translator W272DO 102.3 New Haven.