WDKB
radio station in DeKalb, Illinois
WDKB (94.9 FM) is a radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to DeKalb, Illinois, the station is owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting, through licensee Long Nine, Inc.
History
The station began broadcasting on August 13, 1990, airing an adult contemporary format with the branding "B95", and was owned by DeKalb County Radio, Limited.
Effective August 31, 2018, the station was sold by DeKalb County Radio to Mid-West Family Broadcasting for $650,000.
On November 30, 2018, WDKB shifted its format to hot adult contemporary, branded as "94.9 WDKB".
As of August 2022, 94.9 WDKB is now the home for NIU sports.
The public source identifies “WDKB” as radio station in DeKalb, Illinois. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around WDKB, radio and station.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7948429. Authority coordinates are 41.949, -88.896. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1990, 2018 and 2022.
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This entry incorporates text from “WDKB” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.