WUIS

WUIS (91.9 FM), branded on-air as NPR Illinois, is the National Public Radio member station in Springfield, Illinois, United States. It primarily features National Public Radio news and talk programming. The station is owned by and based at the University of Illinois at Springfield. It operates a full-time satellite, WIPA in Pittsfield, which serves a small portion of the Quincy market.

WUIS
CitySpringfield, Illinois
BrandingNPR Illinois
SloganIllinois. Explained.
Stand with the facts
Frequency91.9 (MHz) (HD Radio)
Repeater(s)89.3 WIPA Pittsfield
First air dateJanuary 3, 1975
FormatFM/HD1: Public radio
HD2: Classical music "NPR Illinois Classic"
HD3: AAA "The X"
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT152 meters (499 ft)
ClassB (NCE)
Facility ID59012
Transmitter coordinates39°47′0.2″N 89°26′46.3″W
Call sign meaningUniversity of Illinois at Springfield
Former call signsWSSR (1975-1989)
WSSU (1989-1995)
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
OwnerUniversity of Illinois at Springfield
(Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois)
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen Live (HD3)
Websitenprillinois.org

History

WUIS originally hit the airwaves on January 3, 1975 as WSSR, operated by what was then Sangamon State University. It became WSSU in 1989, and adopted its current calls when Sangamon State merged with the University of Illinois system in 1995.

WIPA was brought online in 1993.

In 2015, the station rebranded as "NPR Illinois."

HD Radio Custom Station Name
  • HD1 is a digital simulcast of the traditional analog signal's NPR news format.[1]
  • HD2 is known as "NPR Illinois Classic".[2]
  • HD3 is known as "The X".[3]

References
  1. http://nprillinois.org/
  2. http://nprillinois.org/
  3. http://nprillinois.org/
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