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WLDS was first on air in 1941 and is owned by Jacksonville Area Radio Broadcasters Inc. It is a radio station in Jacksonville, Illinois. It reports local news, agricultural reports, and sports in a Talk radio format. Its online news presence can be found at wlds.com and has an average 174,766 monthly visits. It ranked 20,029 among other news and media sources.
WLDS is ranked 20,489 among other media sources and has an average of 123,105 monthly visits according to Similar Web.
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WLDS has a Bias Score of 26% Somewhat Conservative which is based on a variety of factors including its policy and politician leanings, article ratings, and the use of biased language. Its Reliability is rated as Fair, and additional analytical insights are available in the other tabs.

Note: WLDS is a news aggregator and may have limited or no original political articles.
  • Bias Rating

    26% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability
    55% Reliable Fair
  • Policy Leanings

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    *Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

  • Politician Portrayal

    77% negative

Ratings are based on recent news using data science and A.I. technology.