WLDS
Radio station in Jacksonville, Illinois
39°44′6.00″N 90°11′50.00″W / 39.7350000°N 90.1972222°W / 39.7350000; -90.1972222Public license information
- Public file
- LMS
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.[4]
By day, WLDS is powered at 300 watts. But because 1180 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for WHAM Rochester, New York, WLDS must reduce power at night to 2 watts to avoid interference.
WLDS signed on the air on December 9, 1941; 82 years ago (1941-12-09).
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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Radio stations in the Springfield, Illinois, metropolitan area
- 970
- 1180
- 1240
- 1370
- 1410
- 1450
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- Bloomington
- Champaign-Urbana
- Decatur
- Peoria
- St. Louis
- Quincy/Hannibal
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- List of radio stations in Illinois
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