WDAN
Appearance
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| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
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| Branding | 1490 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1938[1] |
Call sign meaning | "Danville" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 48330 | |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°8′58.13161″N 87°37′35.07390″W / 40.1494810028°N 87.6264094167°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | vermilioncountyfirst |
WDAN (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format.[3] Licensed to Danville, Illinois, the station is owned by Neuhoff Corp. through licensee Neuhoff Media Danville, LLC.[4]
On February 1, 2024, Neuhoff Media sold radio stations in Danville and Decatur, Illinois to Champaign Multimedia Group for $2 million and has since closed in May 2024.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "FCC". Archived from the original on April 1, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WDAN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ↑ "WDAN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ↑ Neuhoff Media Sells Danville & Decatur IL Clusters; Intends To Sell Remainder Of Radio Holdings
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 48330 (WDAN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WDAN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- "History of WDAN Radio, 1490AM, Danville, Il".
