WDBX

WDBX (91.1 FM, "Community Radio for Southern Illinois") is a radio station broadcasting an free-form community radio format. Licensed to Carbondale, Illinois, United States. the station serves the Marion-Carbondale (IL) area. The station is currently owned by local 501(c)3 nonprofit under the name Heterodyne Broadcasting.^[2]

WDBX

Carbondale, Illinois
Broadcast area	Marion-Carbondale (IL) area
Frequency	91.1 MHz
Branding	Community Radio for Southern Illinois
Programming
Format	Free-form
Affiliations	Pacifica Radio
Ownership
Owner	Heterodyne Broadcasting Company
History
First air date	January 11, 1996
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	27099
Class	A
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	40 meters
Transmitter coordinates	37°43′43.10″N 89°12′57.30″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast
Website	wdbx.org

History

WDBX became officially licensed and operational at the start of 1996.^[3] It serves as an outlet for local programming with many of the DJs and staff being from the local area.^[4] Apart from serving the Carbondale-Marion area, the station is capable of covering the entirety of Jackson and Williamson County as well certain areas within the counties of Franklin, Johnson, Perry, Saline, and Union.^[5] Apart from local programs, some shows are syndicated from Pacifica Radio. WDBX also dabbles in high school athletics with broadcasts of Murphysboro Red Devils football and boys basketball games in a partnership with River Radio of Southern Illinois.^[6]