WDSR
WDSR is a News Talk Information radio station licensed to Lake City, Florida, United States. The station operates under the branding The BIG Talker in simulcast with Live Oak-licensed WQHL. WDSR is owned by Newman Media, Inc. as part of a duopoly with classic hits station WNFB. Both stations are operated by Southern Stone Communications under a local marketing agreement, making it a sister station to WQHL, Live Oak-licensed country music station WQHL-FM, Live Oak-licensed sports radio station WJZS, and Five Points-licensed hot adult contemporary station WCJX.
History
WDSR, along with sister station WNFB, was purchased by Paul Newman in 1998. The owner died in 2015; however, the station remains under ownership by his family via a trust.In 2013, WDSR flipped from an oldies format to country music under the branding 99.5 The Falcon. Concurrently, WDSR's FM translator switched frequencies from 97.1 FM to 95.5 .
In 2017, operation of WDSR and WNFB moved to Southern Communications under a local marketing agreement. Since then, WDSR flipped to a News Talk Information format in conjunction with Southern Stone-owned WQHL of nearby Live Oak.