WLDS

WLDS

Jacksonville, Illinois United States
Broadcast area	Springfield, Illinois
Frequency	1180 kHz
Programming
Format	Talk and farm information [1]
Affiliations	CBS News Radio NBC News Radio Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Jacksonville Area Radio Broadcasters Inc
Sister stations	WEAI
History
First air date	December 9, 1941 (1941-12-09) [2]
Call sign meaning	We're your Lincoln Douglas Station
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	30969
Class	D
Power	300 watts (day) 2 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	39°44′6.00″N90°11′50.00″W / 39.7350000°N 90.1972222°W / 39.7350000; -90.1972222
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
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. ^[4]

By day, WLDS is powered at 300 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

1. Fall 2013 Station Information Profile (SIP) on File with Arbitron Arbitron. Accessed November 21, 2013
2. The WLDS Story Accessed June 6, 2010
3. "Facility Technical Data for WLDS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
4. "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