WITY

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WITY
WITY 2017 Logo.jpg
Frequency 980 kHz
Branding980 WITY
Programming
Format Adult hits, News, Farm
Affiliations ABC News Radio
RFD Illinois
Ownership
Owner
  • Randy Richmond
  • (Randy Richmond Services LLC)
History
First air date
November 24, 1953
Technical information
Facility ID 69935
Class B
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Translator(s) 99.5 W258CY (Danville)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website wityradio.com

WITY (980 AM) is a stand-alone radio station which began broadcasting in 1953 in Danville, Illinois, United States, owned by Randy Richmond, through licensee Randy Richmond Services LLC. The format is adult hits 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.

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History

November 24, 1953, saw the advent of WITY on the airwaves. [1] 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.

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References

  1. wityradio.com