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.
City | Springfield, Illinois |
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Branding | NPR Illinois |
Slogan | Illinois. Explained. Stand with the facts |
Frequency | 91.9 (MHz) (HD Radio) |
Repeater(s) | 89.3 WIPA Pittsfield |
First air date | January 3, 1975 |
Format | FM/HD1: Public radio HD2: Classical music "NPR Illinois Classic" HD3: AAA "The X" |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 152 meters (499 ft) |
Class | B (NCE) |
Facility ID | 59012 |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°47′0.2″N 89°26′46.3″W |
Call sign meaning | University of Illinois at Springfield |
Former call signs | WSSR (1975-1989) WSSU (1989-1995) |
Affiliations | National Public Radio |
Owner | University of Illinois at Springfield (Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois) |
Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) Listen Live (HD3) |
Website | nprillinois.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
External links
- WUIS official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WUIS
- Radio-Locator information on WUIS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WUIS
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WIPA
- Radio-Locator information on WIPA
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WIPA
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