▁owner ▁Ray com ▁Media ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁However , ▁Ray com ▁owned ▁WH LT ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁sell ▁it ▁to ▁Media ▁General ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁Federal ▁Communic ations ▁Commission ▁( F CC ) ▁du opol y ▁rules . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁station ▁added ▁a ▁new ▁position , ▁web ▁manager , ▁and ▁updated ▁its ▁website ▁to ▁conform ▁to ▁modern ▁standards . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁station ▁launched ▁" wd amt ogo . com ", ▁a ▁site ▁designed ▁for ▁internet - cap able ▁mobile ▁devices . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁station ▁launched ▁news ▁and ▁weather ▁smart ▁phone ▁applications ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁photo ▁and ▁video ▁sharing ▁service ▁called ▁" Send ▁It ▁to ▁Seven ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁station ▁launched ▁a ▁secondary ▁set ▁of ▁websites ▁for ▁each ▁community ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁station ' s ▁view ing ▁area ▁called ▁" WD AM ▁Ne igh bor hood s "; ▁those ▁sites ▁were ▁retired ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁W D AM ▁launched ▁table t ▁applications . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁W D AM ▁has ▁been ▁home ▁to ▁personnel ▁who ▁achieved ▁fame ▁either ▁locally ▁or ▁nation ally . ▁Bobby ▁Smith ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁since ▁a ▁week ▁after ▁it ▁signed - on ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁We ather c aster ▁Jim