| Broadcast area | Champaign–Urbana |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1400 kHz |
| Branding | News Talk 1400 & 93.9 DWS |
| Programming | |
| Format | News - Talk |
| Network | CBS News Radio |
| Affiliations | Bloomberg Radio Fox Sports Radio NBC News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One Chicago White Sox Radio Network Illinois Fighting Illini Radio Network (flagship station) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WHMS-FM, WKIO | |
| History | |
First air date | January 24, 1937 |
Call sign meaning | David W. Stevick (publisher of News-Gazette) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14961 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°5′4.00″N 88°14′53.00″W / 40.0844444°N 88.2480556°W |
| Translator(s) | 93.9 W230CW (Champaign) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wdws.com |
WDWS (1400 AM) is a commercial radio station in Champaign, Illinois, calling itself "Newstalk 1400 & 93.9FM DWS." It airs a news/talk radio format and is owned by The News-Gazette, the primary daily newspaper in the Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area. The radio studios and offices are at the newspaper's headquarters on Fox Drive in Champaign.
WDWS is powered at 1,000 watts around the clock using a non-directional antenna. The transmitter is on South Neil Street (U.S. Route 45) at West Windsor Road.[2] WDWS provides at least secondary coverage to much of east-central Illinois, as far west as Decatur and Bloomington-Normal, due to the area's excellent ground conductivity. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W230CW at 93.9 MHz.[3]