Broadcast area | Decatur Metropolitan Area |
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Frequency | 100.9 MHz |
Branding | Talk 101 FM |
Programming | |
Format | Talk radio |
Affiliations | ABC News Radio Compass Media Networks Radio America Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Cromwell Radio Group, Inc. of Illinois |
WEJT, WYDS, WZNX | |
History | |
First air date | 1977 (as WKXK) |
Former call signs | WKXK (1977-1989) WXKO-FM (1989-2000) WEGY (2000-2002) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 61225 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters (328 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | WZUS Online |
WZUS 100.9 (FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Macon, Illinois, the station serves the Decatur Area, and is owned by The Cromwell Group, Inc. of Illinois. [1] WZUS has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts.
WZUS carries a local morning talk and farm news show, "Busboom & Wolfe." The rest of the weekday schedule is made up of nationally syndicated talk shows, including Glenn Beck, Dave Ramsey, Dan Bongino, Dana Loesch, Mark Levin, Ben Shapiro, Joe Pags and Red Eye Radio. [2]
The station signed on in 1977 . Its original call sign was WKXK. Its original city of license was Pana, Illinois.
In 1989, the call letters changed to WXKO-FM and from 2000 to 2002, the call sign was WEGY.
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