FOX Sports 1050 AM Decatur

04/08/2025

Congratulations to Brinkoetter Realtors...winners of the 2025 Woods Basement Systems, Inc. CIMG Media Madness!

Brinkoetter rode the 1-seed Florida Gators all the way to a National Championship and a $5,000 AD PACKAGE!

See you in 2026 when we'll be giving away even MORE free advertising...just for watching the games!

04/02/2025

***TORNADO WARNING***
SHELBY AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
539 PM CDT WED APR 2 2025

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT.

* AT 539 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER RAMSEY, OR 10 MILES NORTH OF VANDALIA, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HERRICK AROUND 545 PM CDT.
COWDEN AROUND 550 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
WINDSOR.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 169 AND 172.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

04/02/2025

***SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING***
LOGAN, CHRISTIAN, SANGAMON, PIATT, DE WITT, AND MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 5:15p

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
424 PM CDT WED APR 2 2025

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
CENTRAL SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
CENTRAL PIATT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN DE WITT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT.

* AT 423 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WAPELLA TO NEAR PAWNEE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65
MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
EDINBURG, MOUNT AUBURN, MAROA, LATHAM, CLINTON, WARRENSBURG,
JEISYVILLE, NIANTIC, KINCAID, AND ILLIOPOLIS AROUND 430 PM CDT.
FORSYTH, DECATUR, AND HARRISTOWN AROUND 435 PM CDT.
WELDON AROUND 440 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
OREANA, BLUE MOUND, ARGENTA, DE LAND, MOUNT ZION, DECATUR AIRPORT,
LONG CREEK AND CISCO.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 77 AND 100.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 95 AND 163.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND
EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

04/02/2025

***TORNADO WARNING***
PIATT, DE WITT AND MCLEAN COUNTIES

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
405 PM CDT WED APR 2 2025

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN PIATT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EASTERN DE WITT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT.

* AT 405 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WELDON, OR 8 MILES EAST OF CLINTON, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
FARMER CITY AROUND 410 PM CDT.
MANSFIELD AROUND 420 PM CDT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 155 AND 168.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

04/02/2025

***SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING***
Menard, Logan, Christian, Sangamon, De Witt and Morgan Counties until 4:30p

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
356 PM CDT WED APR 2 2025

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MENARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
WESTERN DE WITT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT.

* AT 355 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CORNLAND TO NEAR PALMYRA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DAWSON, SANGCHRIS LAKE STATE PARK, MECHANICSBURG, CURRAN, GLENARM,
THAYER, SOUTHERN VIEW, LATHAM, RIVERTON, ILLINOIS STATE
FAIRGROUNDS, KENNEY, WILLIAMSVILLE, ELKHART, CHESTNUT, CLEAR LAKE,
LOAMI, SHERMAN, LOWDER, CHATHAM, AND PAWNEE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 77 AND 114.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 123.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

04/02/2025

***TORNADO WARNING***
LOGAN AND DEWITT COUNTIES until 4:15p
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
340 PM CDT WED APR 2 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN DE WITT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT.
* AT 340 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BEASON, OR 10 MILES EAST OF LINCOLN, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WAYNESVILLE AROUND 345 PM CDT.
WAPELLA AND HEYWORTH AROUND 350 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

04/02/2025

***TORNADO WATCH***
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 99
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
315 PM CDT WED APR 2 2025
TORNADO WATCH 99 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
ILC019-021-023-025-029-033-035-039-041-045-049-053-063-075-079-
091-101-105-107-113-115-129-139-147-159-167-173-183-197-
030300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0099.250402T2015Z-250403T0300Z/
IL ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHAMPAIGN CHRISTIAN CLARK
CLAY COLES CRAWFORD
CUMBERLAND DE WITT DOUGLAS
EDGAR EFFINGHAM FORD
GRUNDY IROQUOIS JASPER
KANKAKEE LAWRENCE LIVINGSTON
LOGAN MACON MCLEAN
MENARD MOULTRIE PIATT
RICHLAND SANGAMON SHELBY
VERMILION WILL

04/02/2025

You voted for 64 of your favorite food places and now the 2025 Menu Matchups bracket is set! Earn more chances...

04/01/2025

VOTE NOW!

You voted for 64 of your favorite food places and now the 2025 Menu Matchups bracket is set! Earn more chances...

03/30/2025

***TORNADO WATCH***

Listening area counties included are Macon, Shelby, Christian, Champaign, and Piatt.

CITIES included are Decatur, Champaign, Taylorville, Monticello, Pana and Shelbyville.

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 70
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
100 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2025

ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOND CHAMPAIGN CHRISTIAN
CLARK CLAY CLINTON
COLES CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND
DOUGLAS EDGAR EDWARDS
EFFINGHAM FAYETTE FRANKLIN
GALLATIN HAMILTON JACKSON
JASPER JEFFERSON LAWRENCE
MACON MARION MONTGOMERY
MOULTRIE PERRY PIATT
RANDOLPH RICHLAND SALINE
SHELBY VERMILION WABASH
WASHINGTON WAYNE WHITE
WILLIAMSON

03/27/2025

IT'S HERE!!
, and we have EVERY SECOND on Fox Sports 1050 and WSOY 1340/103.3!

03/24/2025

MENU MATCHUPS 2025

Presented by Decatur Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

What's the best restaurant in town? Round of 64 voting is LIVE! 1 seeds La Gondola, 7 Brew, Texas Roadhouse and Doherty's might be tough to beat...but there are upsets lurking everywhere! First Round voting stays open until Wednesday night at midnight. Is your favorite going to move on?!

VOTE NOW and be entered to win a $100 gift card from each of the eventual Top 4!

Vote for your favorite of over 200 nominated locations include restaurants, food trucks, food counters, catere...

03/21/2025

JUST A REMINDER as we approach Tip Off around 8:45p this evening... We are NOT allowed to stream the NCAA Tournament, so the only way to listen the the Illini/Xavier game is on WSOY, 1340 AM & 103.3 FM.
This is beyond our control, due to an exclusive deal with The NCAA and Westwood One.
Thank you for understanding.
GO ILLINI!!

03/20/2025

MENU MATCHUPS 2025…who takes the crown?

Help us get to the Top 64!

Starting Monday, March 27th, we’re going to find out who YOU think is the best restaurant in Decatur…bracket style! The great debate, settled once and for all!

Voting is open NOW through Sunday at midnight to pare the list down from over 200 to the top 64. You can vote 20 times each day for as many of your favorites as you’d like!

Brought to you by the Decatur Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Vote for your favorite of over 200 nominated locations include restaurants, food trucks, food counters, catere...