FM radio expands reach as Southern Illinois adds stations
SIUC director Charles Shipley notes a boom in FM broadcasting with ten stations in Southern Illinois up from five five years ago. Stations diversify with music news sports and public affairs, while consumers buy more FM receivers signaling rising popularity among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shipley
Broadcasting Service
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
SIUC
Southern Illinois
Jey
No obstacle to stereo for FM stations in area
Area FM stations push stereo broadcasts but face high costs. WSIU notes a needed $82,000 investment to start stereo, while other stations like WCIL WTAO WDDD WMIX already air stereo. Private funding is the main hurdle despite potential federal grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WCIL
WTAO
WDDD
WMIX
WSIU
Ken Garry
Garry
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Stewart
Anna
WRAJ
Carbondale
Chester
KSGM
du Quoin
WDQN
Harrisburg
WEBQ
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Murphysboro
West Frankfort
WFRX
Andrews
Lee Turner
Turner’s
Turner
Wraj-Fm
Don Michel
Wdqn-Fm
Webq-Fm
Wfrx-Fm
Sergio Mendes
Brazil 66
Boston Pops
Kent Wilvanks
St. Louis Cardinal
Wddd-Fm
Dutch Doelitzsch
Glen Campbell
Johnny Cash
Hank Williams
Doelitzsch
Big Lake
Wcil-Fm
Wmix-Fm
Andy Williams
Barbara Streisand
Sonny and Cher
Sammy Davis Jr
Wtao-Fm
Bill Varecha
Mother Earth
Zodiac News Services
Varecha
Ksgm-Fm
Perryville
Ste. Genevieve
Illinois
Allan Frank
All Things Considered
Washington D.C
Siu-C
Bruce Fine
Ed Greer
Dan Lewis
Kathy McFarland
Cliff Albert
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!