WLDS

Last updated
WLDS
Broadcast area Springfield IL area
Frequency 1180 kHz
Programming
Format News/Talk and Farm information [1]
Affiliations CBS News Radio
NBC News Radio
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerJacksonville Area Radio Broadcasters Inc
WEAI
History
First air date
December 9, 1941;82 years ago (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
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 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.

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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.