FOX Sports 1050 AM Decatur

07/30/2025

We. Have. FOOTBALL!!
With the Cubs and Sox both off Thursday 7/31, we will carry the first NFL game of the year, the annual Hall of Fame Pre-Season Game from Westwood One Sports. Coverage starts at 6p on Fox Sports 1050!

07/20/2025

***SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING***
Christiam, Moultrie & Shelby Counties

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
439 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2025

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT.

* AT 438 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TOWER HILL,
OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF PANA, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
SHELBYVILLE AROUND 445 PM CDT.

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

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 170 AND 172.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

07/09/2025

***TOWER SITE MAINTENANCE***
Heads-Up that PLANNED tower maintenance at our AM Tower site will necessitate a brief moment or two of dead-air, as the 1340/103.3 AND 1050 transmitters will need to be, temporarily, shut off to facilitate the repair.

REMINDER that you can always stream our programming at NowDecatur.com

07/08/2025

***SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING***

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
404 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2025

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT.

* AT 403 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ILLIOPOLIS TO NEAR MECHANICSBURG, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
ILLIOPOLIS, MECHANICSBURG, AND BUFFALO AROUND 410 PM CDT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 110 AND 125.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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



LAT...LON 3990 8940 3984 8921 3981 8922 3970 8939
3981 8954
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 314DEG 12KT 3986 8933 3978 8945

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...

07/04/2025

HAPPY 4TH!!

06/18/2025

***TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4P***

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 432
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
945 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2025

TORNADO WATCH 432 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ILC001-005-009-011-013-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-039-
041-045-047-049-051-055-057-061-065-077-079-081-083-095-101-107-
109-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-129-133-135-137-139-143-145-147-
149-155-157-159-163-167-169-171-173-175-179-181-183-185-189-191-
199-203-182100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0432.250618T1445Z-250618T2100Z/

IL ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS BOND BROWN
BUREAU CALHOUN CASS
CHAMPAIGN CHRISTIAN CLARK
CLAY CLINTON COLES
CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DE WITT
DOUGLAS EDGAR EDWARDS
EFFINGHAM FAYETTE FRANKLIN
FULTON GREENE HAMILTON
JACKSON JASPER JEFFERSON
JERSEY KNOX LAWRENCE
LOGAN MACON MACOUPIN
MADISON MARION MARSHALL
MASON MCDONOUGH MCLEAN
MENARD MONROE MONTGOMERY
MORGAN MOULTRIE PEORIA
PERRY PIATT PIKE
PUTNAM RANDOLPH RICHLAND
SANGAMON SCHUYLER SCOTT
SHELBY ST. CLAIR STARK
TAZEWELL UNION VERMILION
WABASH WASHINGTON WAYNE
WILLIAMSON WOODFORD
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06/07/2025

LIsten LIVE to the Boat Races ALL WEEKEND at NowDecatur.com!

Get ready for Hardy's Race for the Lake Boat Races! Taking place on June 7th and 8th at Nelson Park and Lake D...

06/06/2025

FYI from the Macon County Fairgrounds

06/05/2025

***MACON COUNTY FAIR UPDATES***
QUEEN PAGEANT HAS BEEN MOVED, BUT IS STILL HAPPENING

05/26/2025

Take a moment to remember those we've lost while celebrating the "unofficial" start to summer!!

05/21/2025

Due to the unseasonable weather our opening day will be delayed to Thursday, May 29th, 2025.

We are looking forward to warmer and brighter days ahead and an enjoyable 2025 season! Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected].