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((short description|Former radio station in Chicago))
((distinguish|Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation))
((More citations needed|date=January 2008))
((Infobox radio station
| name = WEDC
| facility_id = 22044
| airdate = ((start date and age|1926))
| last_airdate = ((end date and age|1997|6|13))
| owner = Foreign Language Broadcasts, Inc.
| callsign_meaning = Emil Denemark Cadillac
| frequency = ((Frequency|1240|[[Hertz#SI multiples|kHz]]))
| city = [[Chicago]]
| former_frequencies = ((ubl|1200 kHz (1926–1927)|1240 kHz (1927–1928)|1210 kHz (1928–1941)))
| coordinates = 
| format = Multicultural radio
))

'''WEDC''' was an [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] that operated on 1240&nbsp;kHz in the [[Chicago market]]. It shared this frequency with [[WCRW (defunct)|WCRW]] and [[WSBC]]. The three stations operated as "shared-time stations" for most of their existence, a not uncommon arrangement in the early days of radio, but very rare in later years.<ref name="Share">((cite web|url=http://www.route56.com/radio/mid/timeshare.html|title=Timesharing Stations|publisher=Route56.com|access-date=November 16, 2010))</ref>  They were also foreign language stations, catering to "niche markets". WEDC and WCRW are now off the air, with WSBC remaining.

The format of WEDC had mostly been foreign language programming, mainly [[Polish language|Polish]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]].

==History==
===Early years===
WEDC was first licensed on October 4, 1926,<ref name="HistoryCards"/> to Emil Danemark Broadcasting Station at 3850 Ogden Avenue.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112106763060&view=1up&seq=413 "New Stations"], ''Radio Service Bulletin'', October 30, 1926, page 3.</ref> WEDC began operations during a chaotic period when most government regulation had been suspended, with new stations free to be set up with few restrictions, including choosing their own transmitting frequencies. As of December 31, 1926, WEDC was reported to be transmitting on a self-assigned frequency of 1200&nbsp;kHz.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112106763060&view=1up&seq=457 "Broadcasting stations, alphabetically by call signals"], ''Radio Service Bulletin'', December 31, 1926, page 15.</ref>

Following the establishment of the [[Federal Radio Commission]] (FRC), stations were initially issued a series of temporary authorizations starting on May 3, 1927.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112106763078&view=1up&seq=60 "List of broadcasting stations issued temporary permits"], ''Radio Service Bulletin'', April 30, 1927, pages 6-14.</ref> In addition, they were informed that if they wanted to continue operating, they needed to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112106763078&view=1up&seq=205 "Extension of Broadcasting Station Licenses"], ''Radio Service Bulletin'', December 31, 1927, page 7.</ref> On May 25, 1928, the FRC issued [[General Order 32]], which notified 164 stations, including WEDC, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it."<ref name=notice>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015011384305&view=1up&seq=182 "Appendix F (2): Letter to and list of stations included in General Order No. 32, issued May 25, 1928"], ''Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission for the Year Ended June 30, 1928, Together With Supplemental Report for the Period From July 1, 1928 to September 30, 1928'', pages 146-149.</ref> However, the station successfully convinced the commission that it should remain licensed.

On November 11, 1928, the FRC implemented a major reallocation of station transmitting frequencies, as part of a reorganization resulting from its implementation of [[General Order 40]]. WEDC was assigned to 1210&nbsp;kHz, sharing time with [[WCRW (Chicago)|WCRW]] and [[WSBC]].<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015011384305&view=1up&seq=211 "Broadcasting Stations"], ''Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission'' (June 30, 1928), page 175.</ref> On March 29, 1941, WEDC, along with most of the stations on 1210&nbsp;kHz, moved to 1240&nbsp;kHz, its frequency for the remainder of its operations, as part of the implementation of the [[North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement]].<ref name="HistoryCards"/>

Foreign-language broadcasters were sometimes under government suspicion, especially during years when the country was at war, because of the fear of "un-American", or "coded" information being broadcast. A nationwide council of owners of foreign language stations, including WEDC, was formed during [[World War II]] to uphold the good name of foreign-language radio stations and ensure foreign propaganda was banned from being broadcast.((citation needed|date=November 2010))

The Broadcasting Yearbook notes that WEDC operated 11 hours daily. The three stations on 1240 were each authorized 8 hours, but according to Ed Jacker, owner of WCRW, "no one listened overnight" so WCRW sold its 3 overnight hours to WEDC.<ref name="Share"/>

WEDC's original studios were located on Ogden Avenue at the car dealership known as Emil Denemark Cadillac, the owner of the station. The studio was in the showroom in a glass booth. In the 1930s, the station broadcast live music of jazz bands from night club venues in Chicago.((citation needed|date=November 2010))

===1950s - 1990s===
[[File:WCPT's studio building and daytime tower.jpg|thumb|left|180px|WEDC's former transmitter site on Milwaukee Ave.]]
In the 1960s, WEDC was purchased by [[Roman Pucinski]] for $225,000.<ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1965/1965-02-01-BC.pdf Changing hands]", ''[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]''. February 1, 1965. p. 40. Retrieved October 12, 2020.</ref><ref name="HistoryCards">[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=52006 History Cards for WEDC], fcc.gov. Retrieved October 12, 2020.</ref> Pucinski was a Congressman and later, a [[Chicago]] [[alderman]]. His mother was a long-time program host and did a daily Polish language program on WGES that included news, interviews, recipes, and commentary of interest to Chicago's Polish community. Pucinski purchased WEDC after [[WGRB|WGES]] dropped all of its foreign language programming to become an all African American-oriented station. The Congressman fought the WGES format change because he wanted to preserve foreign-language radio programming in Chicago. Soon after Pucinski's purchase of the station, WEDC's studios  and transmitter were moved to the Jefferson Park neighborhood on Milwaukee Avenue on Chicago's northwest side.
<ref name="HistoryCards"/><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.fybush.com/site-010718.html|title=The Big Travelogue: Part One-Monday, June 24|date=July 18–25, 2001|author=Fybush, Scott|publisher=Fybush, Scott|access-date=November 15, 2010))</ref> In 1966, [[Pat Sajak]], now host of TV's "Wheel of Fortune", was employed to read hourly five-minute newscasts during an all-night Spanish-music radio program.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.patsajakgames.com/about/aboutpat.html|title=Pat Sajak Biography|publisher=Pat Sajak Games|access-date=November 16, 2010))</ref>

The format of WEDC had always been mostly foreign language programming, mainly [[Polish language|Polish]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. Under the Denemark ownership in the 1950s, an English language program featuring "Love Music" aired from 3:30-5 p.m. weekdays, and its overnight program, "The Midnight Fliers" (from Midnight-6 a.m.) featured big band music.((citation needed|date=November 2010)) There was also African American-oriented programming on WEDC and its sister stations produced by Jack L. Cooper.

===1990s to sign-off===
In 1995, WCRW was purchased by the owner of WSBC, Daniel Lee, for $500,000. A year later, he also purchased WEDC for $750,000 to make WSBC a 24-hour-a-day radio station; this ended the 60+ years of "shared-time" operation. The next year, Lee sold WSBC to Fred Eychaner's Newsweb; Eychaner was the former owner of [[WPWR-TV]] Channel 50 Chicago. WSBC and WEDC used separate transmitter sites, located within a mile of each other on the northwest side of Chicago. Lee was once the owner of [[WXRT-FM]] and [[WSCR]] in Chicago. Those stations were later sold to [[Westinghouse Broadcasting]], and are now a part of [[CBS]].

At midnight on June 13, 1997, WSBC took over WEDC's hours, putting an end to the last of the original time-sharing arrangements in the United States. The station's former studios are now occupied by [[WCPT (AM)]], also owned by Newsweb.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=22044 FCC Station Search Details: DWEDC] (Facility ID: 22044)
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=52006 FCC History Cards for WEDC] (covering 1927-1981)

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