WTIM explained

WTIM
City:Assumption, Illinois
Area:Decatur, Illinois
Frequency:870 kHz
Translator:107.5 MHz-W298CD (Shelbyville)
107.9 MHz-W300EH (Assumption)
96.1 MHz-W241CF (Taylorville)
Airdate:1972
Format:News/Talk
Power:500 watts daytime only
Class:D
Facility Id:73996
Former Callsigns:WSHY (1972–1998)
WDID (1998–2001)
WINU (2001–2014)
WTLY (5/9/2014-5/29/2014)
WSVZ (5/2014-7/2014)
Owner:Randal Miller
Licensee:Miller Communications, Inc.
Website:WTIM's website
Licensing Authority:FCC

WTIM (870 AM) is a radio station licensed to Assumption, Illinois, United States. The station broadcasts a news-talk format, and is currently owned by Randal Miller, through licensee Miller Communications, Inc.[1] WTIM is also heard in Taylorville, Illinois through a translator on 96.1 FM.

WWL in New Orleans is the dominant Class A station on 870 AM. WTIM must leave the air from sunset to sunrise to protect the nighttime Skywave signal of WWL.

External links

39.4872°N -88.9586°W

Notes and References

  1. http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=73996 WTIM