WJDI (1620 kHz AM) is a pirate radio station. It was located in Cottekill, New York from 1989 to 1996. It was one of the more successful pirate stations during the 1980s.
It began its broadcast on January 1, 1989. It played a variety of music during its full existence. The announcer says they are "broadcasting with 1,000 clear watts". However, 2 years later, its power increased to 2,500 watts. Despite being a pirate radio, the station was a member of the National Radio Club & it was broadcasting with an actual AM broadcast band transmitter and not a 160 meter amateur rig. It was known as "The Pirate King". It remained on until final close-down on December 25, 1996, when Dave Fischer heard WJDI on the Shortwave band and it was reported that its power was 15,000 watts.
