Radio station in Decatur, Illinois

WYDS

* Decatur, Illinois

Frequency| 93.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding| 93.1 The Party
Programming
Format| Contemporary hit radio
Subchannels| HD2: Magic 95.5 (Urban contemporary)
HD3: Griz FM (Classic Country)
HD4: The Game (Sports)
Ownership
Owner|

* Cromwell Radio Group
* (The Cromwell Group, Inc. of Illinois)

Sister stations

| WEJT, WZNX, WZUS
History

First air date

| 1991
Technical information
Facility ID| 71440
Class| A
ERP| 4,600 watts
HAAT| 112 meters (367 ft)
Translator(s)| HD2: 95.5 W238CH (Decatur)
HD3: 98.1 W251BN (Decatur)
HD4: 93.5 W228CK (Decatur)
Links
Webcast| Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website| decaturradio.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[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* WYDS Website
*   * WYDS in the FCC FM station database
* WYDS on Radio-Locator
* WYDS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
* W228CK in the FCC FM station database
* W228CK on Radio-Locator
* W251BN in the FCC FM station database
* W251BN on Radio-Locator

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Radio stations in Decatur, Illinois (Macon County)

By AM frequency|

* 870
* 1050
* 1340
* 1520

By FM frequency|

* 88.1
* 88.9
* 89.5
* 90.9
* 91.9
* 93.1
* 95.1
* 95.9
* 99.3
* 100.9
* 102.9
* 105.1
* 106.7
* 107.3

| LPFM|

* 107.9

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Translators|

* 88.5
* 90.5
* 91.3
* 93.5
* 95.5
* 96.5
* 98.1
* 100.1
* 102.3

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 93.1-1
* 93.1-2
* 93.1-3
* 93.1-4

By call sign|

* W203BD
* W213BI
* W217BB
* W228CK
* W238CH
* W243DF
* W251BN
* W261CQ
* W272CB
* WDCR
* WDKR
* WDZ
* WDZQ
* WEJT
* WEZC
* WHOW
* WILL-FM
* WJMU
* WLLU-LP
* WNLD
* WSOY
* WSOY-FM
* WTIM
* WUIS
* WXFM
* WYDS
* HD2
* HD3
* HD4
* WZNX
* WZUS

Nearby regions
Bloomington
Champaign
Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
Springfield
Terre Haute

See also
List of radio stations in Illinois

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CHR / Top 40 radio stations in the state of Illinois

By frequency|

* 92.9
* 93.1
* 95.1
* 96.1
* 96.3
* 96.5
* 96.5
* 97.5
* 97.7
* 98.1
* 98.5
* 99.7
* 101.3
* 101.5
* 101.5
* 102.9
* 103.3
* 103.5
* 103.7
* 105.5
* 107.7

By callsign|

* KBEA-FM
* KGRC
* KSLZ
* KUUL
* WBBM-FM
* WBNQ
* WCIL-FM
* WDBR
* WFAV
* WHPI
* WIVQ
* WKIB
* WKSC-FM
* WPIA
* WQQB
* WREZ
* WSOY-FM
* WSTQ
* WYDS
* WZOE-FM
* WZOK

By city|

* Anna (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)
* Bloomington
* Carbondale
* Champaign-Urbana
* Chicago (WBBM-FM)
* Chicago (WKSC-FM)
* Decatur (WSOY-FM)
* Decatur (WYDS)
* Kankakee
* La Salle-Peru
* Metropolis (Paducah. Kentucky)
* Ottawa
* Peoria
* Princeton
* Quincy
* Quad Cities (KBEA-FM)
* Quad Cities (KUUL)
* Rockford
* St. Louis, Missouri
* Springfield

See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Illinois

See also
Contemporary Hit Radio
Rhythmic
KISS-FM
MOVin

Coordinates: 39°47′10″N 88°59′28″W / 39.786°N 88.991°W / 39.786; -88.991

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