WYDS

Radio station in Decatur, Illinois
  • Decatur, Illinois
Frequency93.1 MHz (HD Radio)Branding93.1 The PartyProgrammingFormatContemporary hit radioSubchannelsHD2: Magic 95.5 (Urban adult contemporary)
HD3: Griz FM (Classic Country)
HD4: The Game (Sports)OwnershipOwner
  • Cromwell Radio Group
  • (The Cromwell Group, Inc. of Illinois)
Sister stations
WEJT, WZNX, WZUSHistory
First air date
1991Technical informationFacility ID71440ClassAERP4,600 wattsHAAT112 meters (367 ft)Translator(s)HD2: 95.5 W238CH (Decatur)
HD3: 98.1 W251BN (Decatur)
HD4: 93.5 W228CK (Decatur)LinksWebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)Websitedecaturradio.com

WYDS (93.1 FM) is a Top 40/CHR-formatted station licensed in Decatur, Illinois, and is currently known on-air as "93.1 The Party." The station can be heard into Springfield, Illinois. Its main competitor is WSOY-FM, which also has a Top 40/CHR format.

Uniquely, the station has used all three available HD Radio subchannels to air different programming: HD2 as urban adult contemporary, HD3 as classic country, and HD4 as sports talk. The station owners apportioned translators to ensure that to the greatest extent possible, the population targeted and station coverage matched. HD radio supporters argue that this allows the owners to maximize revenue, by allowing all demographics to be targeted, not just those who would be listening to the original signal.[1]

References

  1. ^ "HD Radio and the Case for ROI". 19 January 2017.

External links

  • WYDS Website
  • WYDS in the FCC FM station database
  • WYDS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • W228CK in the FCC FM station database
  • W228CK at FCCdata.org
  • W251BN in the FCC FM station database
  • W251BN at FCCdata.org
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