WITY
Frequency980 kHz
Branding980 WITY
Programming
FormatAdult hits, farm
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Illiana Media LLC
  • (Illiana Media LLC)
History
First air date
November 24, 1953 (1953-11-24)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
69935
ClassB
Power1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
40°4′41.1″N 87°38′20.1″W / 40.078083°N 87.638917°W / 40.078083; -87.638917
Translator99.5 W258CY (Danville)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewityradio.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.[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

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WITY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ wityradio.com