WDZ
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| Broadcast area | Macon County, Illinois |
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| Frequency | 1050 kHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports 1050 AM Decatur |
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| Format | Sports |
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Call sign meaning | none (randomly assigned) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53348 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°48′54.1″N 89°0′8.3″W / 39.815028°N 89.002306°W |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | nowdecatur |
WDZ (1050 AM) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Decatur, Illinois. It broadcasts a sports radio format and calls itself "Fox Sports 1050". It is owned by the Champaign Multimedia Group, which also owns four other local radio stations, WDZQ, WKIO, WSOY and WSOY-FM. Studios and offices are located on North Water Street. It is one of the oldest radio stations in Illinois, and one of the few that still carry a three-letter call sign along with WGN and WLS in Chicago.
WDZ operates on 1050 kHz, a clear channel frequency reserved for Mexico. By day, WDZ is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. It must reduce power to 250 watts at night so it does not interfere with other stations on the frequency. WDZ is diplexed (i.e., shares the vertical radiator) with WSOY. The transmitter site is on St. Louis Bridge Road at Wesley Road in Decatur.