Hart Media Group is pleased to announce WTIM’s 870-AM signal is once again broadcasting at full power across Central Illinois.  Hart Media Group, the owner of WTIM Radio, recently announced that the station’s main transmitter had been damaged following a mechanical failure.  The incident forced WTIM’s 870-AM signal to operate at reduced power while engineers and multiple contractors from several states worked to diagnose and resolve the problem.  Thankfully, WTIM Radio has continued to broadcast our local news, agriculture, and sports on WITM’s FM channels at 96.1 in Taylorville, at 107.9 in Pana & Nokomis, and at 107.5 in Shelbyville.
 
Hart Media Group owner Matthew Hart said the restoration marks the end of an intensive, multi-state repair process.  “After much effort and coordination, we’re pleased to report that WTIM’s AM signal has been fully restored to its full power of 500 watts,” Hart said. “Our AM signal is once again connecting people across all of Central Illinois.” 
 
Hart added that the station is grateful for the understanding shown by our loyal listeners.
“We want to thank all of our listeners for their patience while we’ve been operating at lower power on the AM dial,” he said. “We’re certainly excited to be back at full strength on 870 AM brining news, agriculture, and sports to our local communities.”