History[edit]

WDRT started as an Internet audio stream on 30 June 2005 while Driftless Community Radio, Inc. (DCR) was waiting for the US FCC to accept applications for new non-commercial radio stations. radiodriftless.org (now defunct) streamed audio, both live and pre-recorded for four years.

After negotiating a buyout with a competitive license application in Sparta, WI, DCR was granted a construction permit by the FCC on 24 March 2009. Per FCC rules, DCR had three years to complete the construction of the station.

In September 2009 DCR leased a 1400-square foot space on Viroqua’s Main Street for its studios, and commenced studio construction.

A year later on 17 September 2010, WDRT began broadcasting on its assigned frequency, 91.9 MHz and has broadcast (more or less) continuously since then.