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.[2] 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 Brazil, Indiana, and WITZ in Jasper, Indiana; however, WITY is now independently owned and operated locally.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WITY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ wityradio.com
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 69935 (WITY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WITY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 140811 (W258CY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W258CY at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for WITY
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