The FM station that would later become WVUD signed on for the first time on October 4, 1976, with the WXDR call sign. The station's first permanent license was granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 6, 1977.
On October 4, 1976, the FM station that later became WVUD commenced broadcasting with the WXDR call sign. In April 1977, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted it its first official license.