Branding 980 WITY Class B Webcast Listen Live City of license Danville First air date 1953 | Power 1,000 watts unlimited Facility ID 69935 Frequency 980 kHz Slogan Illiana's Best Choice | |
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Affiliations ABC Radio
Westwood One
RFD Illinois Format Adult standards, Middle of the road Owner Illiana Communications, LLC | ||
WITY (980 AM) is a stand-alone radio station which began broadcasting in 1953 in Danville, Illinois, United States, owned by Illiana Communications, LLC. The format is adult hits with daily farm programming. Coverage approximately 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 Linton, Indiana, and WITZ in Jasper, Indiana; however, WITY is now independently owned and operated locally.
References
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