WYDS

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.

WYDS

City	Decatur, Illinois
Frequency	93.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	93.1 The Party
Slogan	"Today's Hottest Music!"" "Central Illinois' Party Station!" "Central Illinois' Home for The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show!"
Programming
Format	Contemporary hit radio HD2: Urban contemporary "Magic 95.5" HD3: Classic Country "Griz FM" HD4: Sports "The Game"
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)	93.5 W228CK (Decatur, relays HD4) 95.5 W238CH (Decatur, relays HD2) 98.1 W251BN (Decatur, relays HD3)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live Listen Live (HD2)
Website	decaturradio.com

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]