| Country: | US |
| WYDU | |
| City: | Red Springs, North Carolina |
| Frequency: | 1160 kHz |
| Translator: | 98.5 W253DC (Red Springs) |
| Format: | Gospel |
| Power: | 5,000 watts day 250 watts night |
| Class: | B |
| Facility Id: | 39240 |
| Former Callsigns: | WTEL (1998-2000) WYRU (2000) WTEL (2000-2001) WYRU (2001-2003) WTEL (2003-2014) |
| Owner: | WEDU Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Website: | wydu1160.com |
WYDU (1160 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a gospel format, licensed to Red Springs, North Carolina.
In 1990, WYRU switched to a full-time gospel format with a mix of musical styles, after having played black gospel in the evenings.[1]
Two years after Carolina Radio Group executive director Gene Hanrahan came to work there, WYRU was doing so well that a new FM station, WLRD, was added.[2]
In 1997, Beasley Broadcasting purchased WYRU and WLRD from Lumbee Regional Development Association for about $1.2 million.[3]
