WYDS

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 adult 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
Licensing authority	FCC
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
Public license information	Public file LMS
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.

External links

• WYDS Website
• Facility details for Facility ID 71440 (WYDS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WYDS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 139309 (W228CK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W228CK at FCCdata.org
• Facility details for Facility ID 71441 (W251BN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W251BN at FCCdata.org