WDPS (89.5 FM) (for: Dayton Public Schools and its nickname Dayton's Power Source") is a

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broadcasting a

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format. It serves its city of license,

Dayton, Ohio Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater D ...

, United States. The station is currently owned by Dayton Public Schools. Its programming is aired weekdays during school hours during the curricular school year. The frequency is shared with WQRP which airs a gospel music format when WDPS programming ends after the school day. According to a

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story dated July 21, 2009, the station has moved to new studios located in the David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center at 741 West Washington St. A switch to a "real

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

" format has also taken place.

External links

Official WDPS site (with streaming audio)
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