WITY explained

WITY
City:Danville, Illinois
Branding:980 WITY
Frequency:980 kHz
Airdate:November 24, 1953
Format:Adult hits, News, Farm
Power:1,000 watts unlimited
Class:B
Facility Id:69935
Affiliations:ABC News Radio
RFD Illinois
Owner:Randy Richmond
Licensee:Randy Richmond Services LLC
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:wityradio.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

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.

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.

References

  1. http://wityradio.com/page.php?page_id=39945 wityradio.com