WBYS


WBYS is an AM radio station licensed for Canton, Illinois.
In September 2013, a 250-watt low-power FM translator was leased and added as a simulcast of WBYS on the FM dial at 93.7 FM.
The station broadcasts St. Louis Cardinal baseball. WBYS also carries the Chicago Bulls, University of Illinois football and basketball, and high school football, boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball.

History

WBYS began broadcasting October 5, 1947, on 1560 kHz with 250 W power. It was owned by Fulton County Broadcasting Company. Broadcasting magazine reported that more than 3,500 people attended an open house in the station's new building.