WSDR (1240 AM) is an American

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licensed to serve the

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Sterling, Illinois Sterling is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States, along the Rock River. The population was 14,782 at the 2020 census, down from 15,370 in 2010. Formerly nicknamed "Hardware Capital of the World", the city has long been associate ...

. The station is owned by Fletcher M. Ford and the

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is held by Virden Broadcasting Corp. WSDR is also rebroadcast on translator station W226CL at 93.1 FM. WSDR airs a

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to the Rock River Valley. The station, established in 1949, was assigned the

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"WSDR" by the

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(FCC).

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SDR News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1949 Whiteside County, Illinois 1949 establishments in Illinois {{Illinois-radio-station-stub