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Television Stations
WICD-DT(ABC) History Champaign	WAND-DT(NBC) History Decatur
WICS-DT(ABC) History Springfield	WCIA-DT(CBS) History Champaign
WCCU-DT(FOX) Urbana	WRSP-DT(FOX) History Springfield
WBUI-DT(CW) Decatur	WILL-TV(PBS) Urbana
WEEK-DT(NBC)/WHOI-DT(ABC) History Peoria	WMBD-DT(CBS) WYZZ-DT(FOX) History Peoria
WTVP-DT(PBS) Peoria	WSEC-DT(PBS) Springfield, Jacksonville, Macomb, Quincy

Commercial Radio Stations
Champaign-Urbana, Danville Area
WLRW 94.5FM(97.9LPFM-Oldies) Hot AC (C-U) *	WIXY 100.3FM Modern Country (C-U)
WCFF 92.5FM Adult Hits (C-U)	WXTT 99.1FM 80's Rock (Savoy)
WHMS 97.5FM Adult Contemporary/U of I Sports (C-U)	WLFH 95.3FM Country (Rantoul)
WQQB 96.1FM Top 40 (Rantoul)	WGKC 105.9FM Classic Rock (Mahomet)
WPGU 107.1FM Alternative (U of I)	WEBX 93.5FM Alternative (Tuscola)
WCZQ 105.5FM Urban (Monticello)	WUIL 107.9FM Urban (Arcola)
WDWS 1400AM Full Service (C-U)	WKJR 1460AM Hispanic (Rantoul)
WBCP 1580AM Urban Contemporary (C-U)	WDNL 102.1FM Hot AC (Danville) **
WSKL 92.9FM Oldies (Veedersburg, IN)	WRHK 94.9FM Classic Rock (Danville)
WKZS 103.1FM Country (Covington, IN)	WLBM-LPFM 105.7 Variety/Urban (Danville)
WDAN 1490AM News/Talk (Danville) **	WITY 980AM MOR (Danville) *
Decatur, Clinton, Shelbyville, Mattoon, Charleston Area
WYDS 93.1FM Top 40 (Decatur)	WDZQ 95.1FM Country (Decatur)
WXFM 99.3FM Adult Contemporary (Decatur)	WZUS100.9FM Country (Macon)
WSOY-FM 102.9FM Top 40 (Decatur) *	WEJT 105.1FM Classic Hits (Shelbyville)
WZNX 106.7FM Rock (Sullivan)	WDKR 107.3FM Oldies (Maroa)
WDZ 1050AM Sports (Decatur) *	WSOY-AM 1340AM News Talk (Decatur)
WHOW 1520AM Farm/Full Service (Clinton)	WEZC 95.9FM MOR (Clinton)
WWGO 92.1FM(96.5W243AM-Charleston) Classic Hits (Charleston)	WCRC 95.7FM Country (Effingham)
WCBH 104.3FM Dance/Top 40 (Casey)
Springfield, Taylorville, Jacksonville, Lincoln, Hillsboro, Litchfield Area
WQLZ 92.7FM Rock (Taylorville) **	WABZ 93.9FM Adult Hits (Sherman)
WCVS 96.7FM Classic Rock/Talk (Virden)	WLCE 97.7FM Hot AC (Petersburg)
WNNS 98.7FM Hot AC (Springfield) *	WXAJ 99.7FM Top 40 (Hillsboro)
WYMG 100.5FM Classic Rock Hits (Chatham)	WQQL 101.9FM Oldies (Springfield)
WDBR 103.7FM Top 40 (Springfield) *	WFMB-FM 104.5FM Country (Springfield)
WMAY 970AM Talk (Springfield)	WTAX 1240AM News/Talk (Springfield)
WFMB-AM 1450AM Sports/Talk (Springfield)	WLDS 1180AM Adult Contemporary (Jacksonville)
WMKR 94.3FM Country (Pana)	WTIM 97.3FM(93.5W228BH-LPFM-simulcast) Talk (Taylorville) **
WSMI-FM 106.1FM Country/Sports (Litchfield)	WJVO 105.5FM Country (South Jacksonville)
WEAI 107.1FM Variety (Lynnville)	WLDS 1180AM Adult Contemporary (Jacksonville)
WJIL 1550AM Nostalgia (Jacksonville)	WLBH-FM 96.9FM Adult Contemporary (Mattoon) DARK?
WHQQ 98.9FM Oldies (Neoga)	WMCI 101.3FM (100.5W263AO-LPFM-simulcast-Mattoon) Country Charleston
WZNX 106.7FM(106.1W291BO-LPFM-simulcast-Mattoon) Rock (Sullivan)	WLBH 1170AM Nostalgia (Mattoon) DARK?
Bloomington-Normal, Peoria Area
WYST 107.7FM Adult Contemporary (Fairbury)	WPBG 93.3FM Classic Hits (Peoria)
WXRJ-LPFM 94.9FM Urban Variety (Bloomington)	WIHN 96.7FM Rock (Normal)
WBBE 97.9FM Adult Hits (Heyworth)	WDQZ 99.5FM Classic Hits (Lexington)
WVMG 100.7 Adult Contempory (Normal)	WBNQ 101.5FM Top 40 (Bloomington) *
WBWN 104.1FM Country (LeRoy)	WIXO 105.7FM Rock (Peoria)
WJBC 1230AM News/Talk (Bloomington)	WIRL 1290AM Classic Country (Peoria)
WMBD 1470AM News/Talk (Peoria)	WZPW 92.3FM Top 40 (Peoria)
WXCL 104.9FM Country (Peoria)	WIXO 105.7FM Rock (Peoria)
WRPW 92.9FM Talk (Colfax)	WGLO 95.5FM Classic Rock (Pekin)
WZPN 96.5FM Sports (Farmington)	WFYR 97.3FM Country (Elmwood)
WPIA 98.5FM Top 40 (Eureka)	WWCT 99.9FM Alternative (Bartonville)
WHPI 101.1FM Oldies (Glasford)	WDQX 102.3FM Rock (Morton)

LEGEND for broadcast stations
Heritage Broadcast Stations-same frequency, different call letters (on the air before 1970)	Heritage Broadcast Stations-same call letters, different frequency (on the air before 1970)
Heritage Broadcast Stations-same call letters, same frequency (on the air before 1970)	* = Featured elsewhere on this website in Area CHR Stations **=Dedicated page with link
Heritage Call Letters-different station	Heritage Broadcast Station-different call letters and frequency heritage can be traced back through frequency shift and call letter changes
SATELLITE RADIO
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Major Central Illinois Newspapers
Illinois State Journal-Register Springfield	Chicago Tribune Chicago
News-Gazette Champaign-Urbana	Chicago Sun-Times Chicago
Herald & Review Decatur	Commercial-News Danville
Pantagraph Bloomington-Normal	Journal-Star Peoria
Times-Courier/Journal Gazette Charleston/Mattoon

Radio Historical Broadcast Sites

	MusicRadio 77 WABC "The Greatest Top Forty Radio Station of All Time"


There will be more, as this page is still under construction

Television Historical Broadcast Sites
	Television History The First 75 Years A site devoted to the history of the design, development and marketing of the television set. Check out TV History, the First 75 Years here.
Edwin Howard Reitan, Jr. A website for the history of early color television	Historical Periods in Television Technology This FCC website describes the development of television. Check out the FCC site here.
The History of Film, Television & Video by: High-Tech Productions A timeline of the development of media Go to the site by clicking here	Dick Nitelinger's The Hosts of Horror Here in Central Illinois we remember Trebor at WCIA and Dr. Terror at WAND.... here you can check out what the people in Milwaukee, Wisconsin were watching
The Dick Van Dyke Show Danville native Dick Van Dyke starred as Rob Petrie in this early 1960's TV Classic. Check out the official site here.
Yvonne Craig was born in and spent her early years in my hometown of Taylorville, Illinois. Yvonne Craig was "Bat Girl" in the mid 60's TV series, but she was also in a number of films and TV shows of the era including "Star Trek." Check out her website here.	The Munsters It was always a treat to visit the Munster's Home at Universal Studios.....just a few doors down from where Wally, "the Beaver" and Dr. Welby lived. It's now on Wisteria Lane....where the Desperate Housewives live. Check out "The Munsters" here.

There will be more as this page is still under construction

Sites of Interest
Drive in Theaters were a part of my growing up in Taylorville, as many movies were seen from my parent's back seat early on, then to my high school years. Here's a couple of sites I've found to quite interesting. I didn't know there were four separate drive ins in Danville. Also be sure and check out the history on the Frisina Drive Inn in Taylorville. One unique thing about it was the outside seating section in front of the snack bar....and the very large playground down in front of the screen. Drive Inn Theatre site 1 and Drive Inn Theatre site 2	The Greatest Films is a site which includes links to the best films of all time! A movie lovers favorite. Click here to check it out.

TURNER CLASIC MOVIES If I had but just one cable/satellite channel to pick for viewing, this would be it. Link to the TCM homepage here.

Sites of East Central Illinois Interest
The Vermilion County Conservation District Foundation Go to the Foundation website here.	The Vermilion County Conservation District This is the group responsible for the extraordinary Vermilion County Parks you might know as Forest Glen Preserve, Kennekuk County Park, Lake Vermilion Park and Heron Park(and boardwalk). Check out the VCCD website here.

Commercial Sites
Catchpenny Video Productions

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