WKEI
WKEI (1450 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Kewanee, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Quad Cities area. The station is currently owned by Fletcher M. Ford's Virden Broadcasting Corp.[1]
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| City | Kewanee, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | Henry, Bureau, Knox, and Stark Counties |
| Branding | Newstalk 1450 AM, 107.7 FM - WKEI |
| Slogan | The Talk of the Tri-Counties |
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 107.7 MHz W299BN |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 500 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 70276 |
| Call sign meaning | W KEwanee Illinois |
| Affiliations | Fox News |
| Owner | Fletcher M. Ford (Virden Broadcasting Corp.) |
| Sister stations | WJRE, KQCJ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Regional Daily News |
The station provided the town with its first local radio signal. WKEI is now a news/talk radio station, a Fox News affiliate and home to syndicated talk show hosts Joe Page, Hugh Hewitt and Jim Bohannon. WKEI is also the Kewanee affiliate for Chicago Cubs MLB baseball team.
References
- "WKEI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WKEI
- Radio-Locator Information on WKEI
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WKEI
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