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WITY
Frequency980 kHz
Branding980 WITY
Programming
FormatAdult hits, News, Farm
AffiliationsABC News Radio
RFD Illinois
Ownership
Owner
  • Randy Richmond
  • (Randy Richmond Services LLC)
  • History

    First air date

    November 24, 1953
    Technical information
    Facility ID69935
    ClassB
    Power1,000 watts unlimited
    Translator(s)99.5 W258CY (Danville)
    Links
    WebcastListen Live
    Websitewityradio.com

    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[edit]

    November 24, 1953, saw the advent of WITY on the airwaves.[1] 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 Linton, Indiana, and WITZ in Jasper, Indiana; however, WITY is now independently owned and operated locally.

    References[edit]

    External links[edit]

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  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WITY&oldid=1185872457"

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