Media in Peoria, Illinois

This is a listing of the broadcasters and published media targeted at Peoria, Illinois. TV information includes cities where Peoria TV has been dominant, including Bloomington/Normal full-power TV, and LaSalle/Peru TV before cable TV.

Broadcasting

Radio

Start dates are for the frequency/station license, not for callsign or programming that may have moved from license to license.

FM

FreqCallCityOwnerStartERP (W)NicknameFormatRDSHD
88.5WBNHPeoriaCentral Illinois Radio Fellowship198948,000WBNHChristianYesNo
89.9WCBUPeoriaBradley UniversityJanuary 1970[1]26,000Peoria Public RadioPublic/news/talkYes2
90.7WAZUPeoriaSirius SyncopeJune 201050090.7 WAZUHip HopYesNo
91.5WCICPekinIllinois Bible InstituteNovember 2, 1983[1]47,00091.5 WCICChristian ACYes[a&t]No
92.3WZPWPeoriaCumulus199219,000Power 92-3CHR/RhythmicYes[a&t]No
93.3WPBGPeoriaAlphaApril 1947[2][3]41,00093.3 The DriveClassic HitsYes[a&t]4
94.3WPMJChillicotheAllen C. DrakeMay 16, 1977[1]6,00094.3 WPMJChristian talkNoNo
94.7W234AOEl PasoSpirit Education FoundationNovember 200625[t]88.1 WSOGChristian talkNoNo
94.9WAAGGalesburgJohn T. Pritchard (Galesburg Broadcasting)December 15, 1966[1]50,000FM 95CountryYes[a&t]No
95.5WGLOPekinCumulusNovember 18, 1971[1]7,00095-5 'GLOClassic rockYes[a&t]No
95.9W251BQPeoriaAlpha[4]May 15, 2017160[t]93.3 WPBG-HD3SportsYesNo
96.5WZPNFarmingtonMike Rea (Advanced Media Partners)19974,000ESPN PeoriaSportsNoNo
97.3WFYRElmwoodCumulus199324,000Nash FM 97.3CountryYes[a&t]No
97.7(Part 15)PeoriaBradley University??WRBU The EdgeCollege radioNoNo
97.7W249CZPeoriaWPEO(CP)250[t]1020 WPEO(CP)YesNo
98.5WPIAEurekaMike Rea (Advanced Media Partners)19896,00098-5 Kiss FMCHR/PopYesNo
99.1W256CHPekinSeventh-day Adventists (Illinois)(CP)19[t]103.3 WLSE(CP)NoNo
99.5W258CJPeoriaCovenant Network(CP)10[t] 94.7 W234AO[5](CP)NoNo
99.9WWCTBartonvilleMike Rea (Advanced Media Partners)19972,000WWCTAAAYesNo
100.3W262BYPeoriaAlpha2011140[t]93.3 WPBG-HD4News/TalkNoNo
100.7W264AZDahindaSeventh-day Adventists (Illinois)200738[t]102.9 WWKJ-LPChristianNoNo
101.1WHPIGlasfordMike Rea (Advanced Media Partners)19993,000ESPN PeoriaSportsNoNo
101.5WBNQBloomingtonCumulusstyle="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; font-size: smaller; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="unknown table-unknown"|?50,000101-5 WBNQCHR/PopYes[a&t]No
102.3WNGYMortonAlphaNovember 28, 1976[1]4,000G 102.3Classic Hip-HopYes[a&t]No
102.7W274BMPeoriaAlpha201210[t]93.3 WPBG-HD2OldiesYes[a&t]No
102.9WWKJ-LPPeoriaSeventh-day Adventists (Peoria Christian Radio)2004100(off air)(off air)NoNo
103.3WLSECantonSeventh-day Adventists (Canton SDA Church)December 20, 2013[6]5,700?ChristianNoNo
103.5W278AEPeoriaIllinois State University199750[t]89.1 WGLTNews/Talk, JazzYesNo
103.9W280EJPekinWPEO(CP)10[t]1020 WPEOChristianYesNo
104.3W282AOCantonSeventh-day Adventists (Illinois)200738[t]95.7 WVCL-LPChristianNoNo
104.3W282BSDunlapSeventh-day Adventists (Illinois)201213[t]102.9 WWKJ-LPChristianNoNo
104.9WXCLPekinAlpha1973[1]6,000104.9 The WolfCountryYes[a&t]No
105.7WIXOPeoriaCumulusMay 14, 1972[1]33,000105.7 The X RocksActive RockYes[a&t]No
106.3EurekaFaith Baptist Temple(CP)style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; font-size: smaller; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="unknown table-unknown"|?(CP)(CP)NoNo
106.3WPNV-LPPeoriaBlack Business Alliance (Peoria Chapter)December 1, 2014[7]40WPNVUrban ACNoNo
106.9WSWTPeoriaAlpha1964[1]50,000Mix 106.9Adult ContemporaryYes[a&t]No
107.5W298BHPeoriaLarry Nelson (American Education Foundation)(CP)225[t]1350 WOAM(CP)YesNo
107.9WCDDCantonWayne W. Whalen (WPW)October 7, 1968[1]25,000CD Country 107.9Country[8]YesNo

AM

FreqCallCityOwnerStartDay Power
(W)		Night
Power		NicknameFormatStereoHD
1020WPEOPeoriaWPEO1946[2][9]1,0000WPEOChristian talkNoNo
1140WVELPekinCumulusApril 21, 1946[1][9]5,0000WVELChristianNoNo
1290WIRLPeoriaAlpha1947[2]5,0005,000Superhits WIRLOldiesNoNo
1350WOAMPeoriaLarry Nelson (American Education Foundation)February 8, 1960[1][10]1,0001,000?Adult standards[8]NoNo
1470WMBD (AM)PeoriaAlphaFebruary 14, 1927[9]5,0005,0001470 WMBDNews/TalkNoNo
1560WBYSCantonWayne W. Whalen (WPW)October 5, 1947[1]25018WBYSNews/TalkNoNo

Television

Band
Ch.		CallCityOwnerOperatorStartVirt.
Ch.		DTVNicknameProgramming
19WHOIPeoriaSinclairSinclairOctober 1953[11]19.1720pComet TVComet TV
25WEEK-TVPeoriaQuincyQuincyFebruary 1, 1953[9]25.11080iWEEK 25NBC
25WEEK-TVPeoriaQuincyQuincyAugust 1, 201625.2720pHeart Of Illinois ABCABC
25WEEK-TVPeoriaQuincyQuincyAugust 1, 201625.3720pPeoria-Bloomington CWCW+
28WYZZ-TVBloomingtonCunninghamNexstarOctober 18, 1982[1]43.11080iFox 43Fox
28WYZZ-TVBloomingtonCunninghamNexstar?43.3480iZUUS CountryZUUS Country
30WMBD-TVPeoriaNexstarNexstarJanuary 1, 1958[9]31.11080iWMBD 31CBS
30WMBD-TVPeoriaNexstarNexstarSeptember 26, 201131.2480iBounce TVBounce TV
39WAOEPeoriaFour SeasonsFour SeasonsJuly 5, 199959.1720pMy59MyNetworkTV
39WAOEPeoriaFour SeasonsFour Seasons?59.2480iAntenna TV 59.2Antenna TV
46WTVPPeoriaIVPTCIVPTCJune 23, 1971[1]47.11080iWTVP 47PBS
46WTVPPeoriaIVPTCIVPTC?47.21080iKidsPBS Kids
46WTVPPeoriaIVPTCIVPTC?47.3480iCreate/WorldCreate/PBS World

Defunct

Radio

  • 1580 WWXL (AM) Peoria (1947–?) — sister to 94.1 WWXL-FM; in 1948, was on the air on 1580, with a construction permit for 1590;[2] gone by 1959[9]
  • 88.5 WECU Peoria (1990s) — on air around 1989;[1] time-shared frequency with WBNH Pekin; eventually went off air, allowing WBNH to go full-time
  • 93.3 WEEK-FM Peoria (c. 1948) — sister to 1350 WEEK (AM); not yet on air at start of 1948;[2] already gone by 1959;[9] frequency later used by WMBD-FM (93.3 WPBG); callsign later used by 98.5 Eureka
  • 94.1 WWXL-FM Peoria (c. 1948) — sister to 1580 WWXL (AM); not yet on air at start of 1948;[2] already gone by 1959;[9] now unusable: adjacent 94.3 later allocated to Chillicothe (now WPMJ)
  • 95.7 WIRL-FM Peoria (c. 1948) — not yet on air at start of 1948;[2] already gone by 1959;[9] now unusable: 95.3 Pekin allocation moved to adjacent 95.5 in 1980s with WGLO
  • 96.5 WMMJ-FM Peoria (c. 1948) — construction permit as of 1948;[2] already gone by 1959;[9] 96.5 allocated to nearby Farmington in 1990s (now WZPN)
  • 100.9 WBOD Canton (c. 1989) — not yet on air in 1989;[1] likely never launched: adjacent 101.1 allocated to nearby Glasford in 1990s (now WHPI)

Peoria area low-power TV

  • 16 W16AZ Lacon (c. 1994) — construction permit for Kelly Communications; expired in 1996 without being licensed[12]
  • 67 W67CW Peoria (1995–2005?) — M.C. Productions, 1101 S. "Mathew" St. and 1923 W. Lincoln Ave.,[13] 61605. Construction permit granted 1993-09-28; licensed 1995-06-29; application to move to channel 65 dismissed 1997-10-09; renewal on channel 67 on 1997-12-01; license expired 2005-12-01; deleted 2007-10-15.[14]

Bloomington TV

  • 15 WBLN Bloomington (1955?–1959?) — sold by Cecil W. Roberts to Worth S. Rough's WBLN TV Inc. on 13 July 1955;[1] off the air but still holding permit in 1959;[9] empty channel allocation moved to Champaign in 1967 for WICD; callsign reused by channel 43 from 1982 start until it became WYZZ-TV

Peoria TV in LaSalle-Peru

Until cable TV was common in the late 1970s, LaSalle/Peru received primarily Peoria television using television translators.

By March 1965, LaSalle, Spring Valley, and Peru already had CATV systems owned by The Television Transmission Company.[15]

  • 35 WEEQ LaSalle (1957–1970s?) — LaSalle's only full-power allocation, channel 35, started as WEEQ, a co-owned satellite of WEEK-TV Peoria (which was on 43 Peoria then on 25 Peoria);[9][16] it was on the air as early as November 1957.[16] Channel allocation used by WWTO since 1 December 1986.[1]
  • 71 W71AE (1964–1979?) — This carried co-owned 31 WMBD-TV Peoria. License granted 15 November 1962;[17] A picture of the 485-foot (148 m) Rohn tower and its 16-bay antenna is shown in a Rohn advertisement in the 1 July 1963 issue of Broadcasting.[18] Started around 1964.[16] Renewed November 1971.[19] WMBD-TV still shown as having "1 trans." in 1975 Yearbook. Guessed as deleted in 1979 in W9WI translator listing.[20]
  • 78 W78AC (1963–1964?) — This carried 19 WTVH Peoria (now WHOI) in the early 1960s. Listed in September 1962 TV Guide.[16] License granted 18 February 1963.[21] It was no longer in TV Guide by the end of 1964.[16]

Print

  • The Community Word — monthly community newspaper that covers neighborhoods and local politics[22]
  • Numero — monthly entertainment guide
  • Peoria Journal Star — daily newspaper
  • Peoria Magazines group — includes Peoria Progress Plays, Art & Society, InterBusiness Issues, and the Peoria Woman

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications. 1989. Retrieved 2010-08-31. Illinois radio on pages B-87–B-99: B-88 Bloomington & Canton; B-90 Chillicothe; B-92 Galesburg; B-95 Morton & Normal; B-96 Pekin & Peoria. Illinois TV on pages C-21–C-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Broadcasting Yearbook Number. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications. 1948. Retrieved 2010-08-30. Illinois AM on pages 94 & 98; Illinois FM on page 294. Page 326 shows 4 additional FM construction permits already in progress for Peoria.
  3. ↑ What is now 93.3 was on 92.5 until the 1960s.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Lawrence R. (2014-03-14). "FCC 345: Application For Transfer of Control of a Corporate Licensee or Permittee, or for Assignment of License or Permit of TV or FM Translator Station or Low Power Television Station". Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  5. ↑ Holman, John Anthony (2013-08-23). "FCC 349: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station". Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details File Number: BLED-20131107ABL". Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details File Number: BLL-20141124ASV". Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  8. 1 2 Tarter, Steve (2011-01-02). "On the Air: Roaming along with WOAM once again". Peoria Journal Star. Peoria, Illinois. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Broadcasting Yearbook Number. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications. 1959. Retrieved 2010-08-30. Illinois radio on pages B-142–B-146. Page B-23 shows Bloomington TV; page B-25 shows LaSalle and Peoria TV as well as unused Galesburg and Pekin allotments.
  10. ↑ On 1350 kHz, 1948 Broadcasting Yearbook shows year 1947 for WEEK (AM); but 1989 Yearbook shows year 1960 for WXCL (AM). Reference does not mention whether 1947 station was deleted and replaced rather than transferred.
  11. ↑ Channel 19 signed on in October 1953: 1959 Yearbook gives October 12. 1989 Yearbook gives October 20.
  12. ↑ FCC Application Search Results for facility ID 52283. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  13. ↑ "DW67CW TV - Channel 67, Peoria, IL". Webotics. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  14. ↑ FCC Application Search Results for facility ID 39510. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  15. ↑ "Community antenna franchise activities" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1965-03-01. p. 97. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 Quick, Doug (2010-09-18). "Other Television History". Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  17. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1962-11-26. pp. 88–89. Retrieved 2011-01-10. |section= ignored (help)
  18. ↑ "For towers of all kinds call Rohn" (PDF), Broadcasting, p. 65, 1963-07-01, retrieved 2011-01-10
  19. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1971-08-16. pp. 40–42. Retrieved 2011-01-10. Broadcast Bureau granted renewal of licenses for the following UHF sand VHF translators ... W49AA Springfield and W71AE LaSalle, both Illinois |section= ignored (help)
  20. ↑ Smith, D. "Defunct translators above channel 69". Retrieved 2011-01-10. "Now" is my best guess as to what happened to the translator in question. Many of these are probably wrong. W71AE ... Del 1979
  21. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1963-02-25. Retrieved 2011-01-10. W78AC, Metromedia Inc., Peru, LaSalle, Ottawa, and Streater [sic], all Illinois, and change type trans. |section= ignored (help)
  22. ↑ The Community Word
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