WLDS 1180 AM
About WLDS 1180 AM
WLDS 1180 AM broadcasts on 1180.0 AM from Jacksonville, United States, and streams live on Tuninga Radio.
This radio station specializes in News, Talk, Country, Community music.
A radio station licensed to Jacksonville, Illinois, operating a talk format centered on local news, agricultural reports, and sports coverage. It is owned by Jacksonville Area Radio Broadcasters Inc. and serves the rural communities of west-central Illinois. The station operates under notable technical constraints due to its frequency. 1180 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for WHAM in Rochester, New York, which requires WLDS to reduce its nighttime power from 300 watts to just 2 watts to avoid interference with that dominant station's signal. WLDS signed on the air on December 9, 1941, making it one of the longer-tenured radio operations in the region. Its programming mix of talk, local news, and agricultural content reflects the economic character of the surrounding Morgan County area, where farming and small-town civic affairs remain central to community life.
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WLDS 1180 AM broadcasts on 1180.0 AM in Jacksonville, United States. You can also stream it online from anywhere.
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WLDS 1180 AM features News, Talk, Country, Community programming from Jacksonville, United States.
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