Station Information

 

Current Information:

Internet Streaming:
Streaming is back on-line. Mayer Networks will be load testing our connection so we encourage everyone to use the streaming capabilities. Thank you..

Employment:
Development Executive
WDBX Community Radio 91.1 FM in Carbondale seeks a dynamic outgoing individual to plan, organize,and direct underwriting and fundraising efforts of the station. The ideal candidate should be a skilled communicator
who possesses the capacity to work in a self-directed environment. Prior experience as a development or sales professional with a
not-for-profit organization especially valued. Compensation based on commission.
Send letter of introduction, resume, and two recent letters of reference to
Development Executive Position, P.O. Box 111, Carbondale, IL 62903.
Position is open until filled. WDBX is an equal opportunity employer.

Transmitter Repairs:
At 11pm on Tuesday May 5th, we suffered a failure of the
exciter in our transmitter, which knocked us off the air.  We are currently operating
on a temporary unit. Our exciter is being repaired at a cost of about $2000. 
Please help us bear this additional expense by making a contribution to WDBX. 
Make checks payable to WDBX and mail to: 224 N. Washington St.  Carbondale, IL 62901. Thank you.

Check out the new WDBX

Community Radio for Southern Illinois
224 N. Washington St. Carbondale, IL 62901.
Studio: 618-457-3691
Office: 618-529-5900
E-mail: wdbx911@yahoo.com Owned by Heterodyne Broadcasting Co., a 501(c)3 not for profit corporation. Brian R. Powell WDBX Station Manager.

WDBX provides a public forum for artistic and cultural expression and for the exchange of ideas among individuals and the community." -WDBX Mission Statement.

Station History

 

On a sunny, spring afternoon in 1992, Tom Egert drove home to Carbondale from St. Louis propelled by the sounds of reggae and salsa on his car radio. This enlivening musical mix broadcast by KDHX, St. Louis' community radio station, brought Tom happily within 20 miles of his home before he'd driven out of range of the station. Scanning the local radio dial, he could find no comparable musical programming and in that moment of frustration the idea of creating an invigorating, culturally diverse, community radio station in southern Illinois was born. Heterodyne Broadcasting Company, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization was founded in 1993 and ground for the station building was broken in the fall of 1995. The first Volunteer recruitment meetings were held February 6, 1996. Over 100 people attended the two meetings that day; from those, 40 completed training and began regular operations about two weeks later. At first the station was on the air from 4-10pm daily and grew quickly from there. Currently, over 125 volunteers produce more than 80 weekly programs. Several have been on the air from the very beginning. The programming is a mirror of the diversity of our community, with music from across the street to around the world, as well as a vibrant section of local talk programming and more.
In August 2003, thanks to the efforts of our founder Tom Egert, the late US Senator Paul Simon, and the generous contributions of our listeners, we upgraded our broadcast power from 700 to 3,000 watts. WDBX now covers all of Jackson and Williamson counties, as well as most of Perry and Franklin, and parts of Union, Johnson and Saline counties. In all, our signal can reach over 150,000 southern Illinoisan's.