WLDS

WLDS
Broadcast areaSpringfield IL area
Frequency1180 kHz
Programming
FormatNews/Talk and Farm information[1]
AffiliationsCBS News Radio
NBC News Radio
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerJacksonville Area Radio Broadcasters Inc
WEAI
History
First air date
December 9, 1941; 82 years ago (1941-12-09)[2]
Call sign meaning
We're your Lincoln Douglas Station
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID30969
ClassD
Power300 watts day
2 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
39°44′6.00″N 90°11′50.00″W / 39.7350000°N 90.1972222°W / 39.7350000; -90.1972222
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewlds.com

WLDS (1180 AM) is a radio station licensed to Jacksonville, Illinois. The station airs a Talk radio format with local news, agricultural reports and sports. It is owned by Jacksonville Area Radio Broadcasters Inc.[4]

By day, WLDS is powered at 300 watts. But because 1180 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for WHAM Rochester, New York, WLDS must reduce power at night to 2 watts to avoid interference.

WLDS signed on the air on December 9, 1941; 82 years ago (1941-12-09).

  1. ^ Fall 2013 Station Information Profile (SIP) on File with Arbitron Arbitron. Accessed November 21, 2013
  2. ^ The WLDS Story Accessed June 6, 2010
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLDS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "WLDS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.