WITY
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| Frequency | 980 kHz |
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| Branding | 980 WITY |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult hits, farm |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | November 24, 1953 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 69935 | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°4′41.1″N 87°38′20.1″W / 40.078083°N 87.638917°W |
| Translator | 99.5 W258CY (Danville) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wityradio |
WITY (980 AM) is a radio station licensed to Danville, Illinois, United States, which began broadcasting in 1953. Owned by Illiana Media LLC, it features an adult hits format with daily farm programming. Coverage extends west from Danville, Illinois, to Champaign-Urbana, North to Kankakee, South to Charleston-Mattoon, and East to Crawfordsville, Indiana.
History
[edit]November 24, 1953, saw the advent of WITY on the airwaves.[2] The station was one of three sister stations owned in conjunction by Louis Metzlaff, John Axe, and Gil Metzger. The sister stations were WITE in Brazil, Indiana, and WITZ in Jasper, Indiana; however, WITY is now independently owned and operated locally.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WITY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ wityradio.com
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 69935 (WITY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WITY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 140811 (W258CY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W258CY at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for WITY
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