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WDDD-FM
WDDD-FM (107.3 FM broadcasting, FM) is an American country music formatted radio station licensed to Johnston City, Illinois, Johnston City, Illinois. W3D has been a country station for 30+ years. On November 22, 1970, WDDD-FM first signed on. WDDD used to simulcast on 810 AM, which is no longer on the air. Its sister stations are WFRX, WHET, WMIX (AM), WMIX, WMIX-FM, WTAO-FM, and WVZA. External linksW3D's website * Radio stations in Illinois, DDD Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1970 1970 establishments in Illinois {{Illinois-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WVZA
WVZA (92.7 FM broadcasting, FM, "92-7 ALT 2K") is an American alternative rock music formatted radio station licensed to Herrin, Illinois, serving the Marion, Illinois, Marion-Carbondale, Illinois, area. History 92.7 FM previously aired a contemporary hit radio, Top 40 (CHR) format branded as "KISS-FM", competing with WCIL-FM, under the ownership of Clear Channel Communications. It was divested and sold to Withers Broadcasting in 2008 as part of Clear Channel's plan to exit small market radio. In July 2009, the top 40 format and call sign were moved to 105.1 FM in Murphysboro, Illinois, with the active rock format and WTAO-FM call sign coming over to 92.7 FM. The stations announced a reversal of the call sign swap on July 23, 2018, which took effect on August 1, 2018. On May 24, 2019, WVZA changed their format from adult contemporary to alternative rock, branded as "92.7 Alt 2K". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Stations In Illinois
The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Illinois, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats. List of radio stations Defunct * WAMV * WCEV * WCHI * WCLM * WENR References External links worldradiomap.com – List of radio stations in Chicago, Illinois {{Navboxes , title = Illinois radio station regional navigation boxes , list = {{Aurora-Elgin-Wheaton Radio {{Bloomington IL Radio {{Cape Girardeau Radio {{Champaign Radio {{Chicago Radio {{Decatur Radio {{DeKalb Radio {{Kankakee Radio {{Kenosha-Waukegan Radio {{KHQradio {{LaSalle-Peru Radio {{Joliet-Morris-Crete Radio {{Marion-Carbondale (IL) Radio {{Mount Vernon Radio {{Paducah Radio {{Peoria Radio {{Quad Cities Radio {{Rockford Radio {{Springfield IL Radio {{St. Louis Radio Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Withers Broadcasting
Withers Broadcasting Companies is a radio broadcasting company based in southern Illinois. Founded in 1972 by the late W. Russell Withers, Jr., and now owned by his daughter Dana Withers, the company owns several radio stations across the United States, mainly in Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri."Broadcasting Pioneer W. Russell Withers, Jr. Passes Away" from WDTV.com, 1/27/2014 Radio stations Illinois Centralia * 1210 * 95.3 Harrisburg |
WHET
WHET (97.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country radio format, format. Licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Marion, Illinois, Marion-Carbondale, Illinois, Carbondale area. The station is owned by Withers Broadcasting and the broadcast license held by Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC. WHET features programming from Westwood One (current), Westwood One. History The station was assigned call sign WFRX-FM on July 24, 1979. On October 1, 1996, the station changed its call sign to WQUL and on August 18, 2009, to the current WHET. On March 9, 2011, WHET changed their format to classic country, branded as "US 97.7". References External links * Radio stations in Illinois, HET Country radio stations in the United States {{Illinois-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WMIX (AM)
WMIX (940 AM, "News Talk 940") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Mount Vernon, Illinois. The station is owned by Withers Broadcasting and the WMIX broadcast license is held by Withers Broadcasting Company of Illinois, LLC. The station was assigned the call sign "WMIX" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Withers Broadcasting registered the "WMIX" branding as a registered trademark, which prevents other stations, many of them carrying some sort of Mix FM format, from using WMIX as a branding without permission. Programming WMIX broadcasts a news/talk radio format branded "News Talk 940" plus adult standards music in the evening and overnight. , local programming includes a morning drive program hosted by Jeff Rollins and Carl Hampton in mid-days. Syndicated programming includes ''The Rush Limbaugh Show'', Jim Bohannon, plus adult standards music blocks hosted by Chick Watkins and Don Reid from Dial Global's "America's Best Music" radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTAO-FM
WTAO-FM (105.1 Hertz, MHz, "TAO Rock 105") is an active rock music formatted radio station licensed to Murphysboro, Illinois, and serving the Carbondale, Illinois, Arbitron market. Formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications, Clear Channel, it is now owned by Withers Broadcasting. Prior to Clear Channel's ownership, WTAO-FM was owned by Cumulus Media. History WTAO was established in 1970 for $14,000 by Bill Varechahttps://issuu.com/thespotmag/docs/august_2010/10?ff=true Page 23 as a freeform format FM station serving mainly the Carbondale market. The WTAO studio and broadcasting tower were located on "Fiddlers Ridge" in Murphysboro, Illinois, broadcasting on 104.9 FM. Varecha first pioneered FM rock radio at KNAC FM Long Beach California in 1967 and CHOM Montreal before bringing the new rock formats to WTAO FM and his college graduation site. He later became the founder of KKCO TV NBC Grand Junction, Colorado and other stations. From 1970 until December 1981, WTAO played main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnston City, Illinois
Johnston City is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,348 at the 2020 census. This was a center of coal mining in the early 20th century, having a peak of population in the 1920s. The mining jobs attracted many immigrants from Europe. History Johnston City was founded in 1894 as a stop along the Chicago, Paducah and Memphis Railroad (later part of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois), and named for the contracting firm that constructed the railroad. The eastern part of the city was originally known as Jeffersonville. It was surveyed in 1853. During the American Civil War it was a prosperous village. The post office was established in 1852 under the name Lake Creek. It was moved to Johnston City in 1903 but it was not until several years after that that Jeffersonville was fully amalgamated into Johnston City. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a number of immigrant miners from Italy, Wales and other areas arrived to work in the coal mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
