WLDS
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Broadcast area | Springfield, Illinois |
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| Frequency | 1180 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk and farm information |
| Affiliations | CBS News Radio NBC News Radio Westwood One Sports Network Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Jacksonville Area Radio Broadcasters Inc |
| WEAI | |
| History | |
First air date | December 9, 1941 |
Call sign meaning | We're your Lincoln Douglas Station |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 30969 | |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°44′6.00″N 90°11′50.00″W / 39.7350000°N 90.1972222°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wlds.com |
WLDS (1180 AM) is a radio station licensed to Jacksonville, Illinois. The station airs a Talk radio format with local news, agricultural reports and sports. It is owned by Jacksonville Area Radio Broadcasters Inc.
By day, WLDS is powered at 1,000 watts. But because 1180 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for WHAM in Rochester, New York, WLDS must reduce power at night to 2 watts to avoid interference.
WLDS signed on the air on December 9, 1941.
References
- ↑ Fall 2013 Station Information Profile (SIP) on File with Arbitron Arbitron. Accessed November 21, 2013
- ↑ The WLDS Story Accessed June 6, 2010
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLDS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "WLDS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 30969 (WLDS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLDS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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