WITY

WITY

Danville, Illinois United States
Frequency	980 kHz
Branding	980 WITY
Programming
Format	Adult hits, farm
Affiliations	ABC News Radio RFD Illinois
Ownership
Owner	Illiana Media LLC (Illiana Media LLC)
History
First air date	November 24, 1953 (1953-11-24)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	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 / 40.078083; -87.638917
Translator	99.5 W258CY (Danville)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wityradio.com

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

November 24, 1953, saw the advent of WITY on the airwaves. 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

External links

• 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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