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 Springfield. It operates a full-time satellite, WIPA in Pittsfield, which serves a small portion of the Quincy market.
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| Frequency | 91.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
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| Branding | NPR Illinois |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio |
| Subchannels | HD1: WUIS analog HD2: Classical "NPR Illinois Classic" HD3: AAA "The X" |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | January 3, 1975 (as WSSR) |
Former call signs | WSSR (1975-1989) WSSU (1989-1995) |
Call sign meaning | University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 59012 |
| Class | B (NCE) |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 152 meters (499 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°47′0.2″N 89°26′46.3″W |
| Repeater(s) | 89.3 WIPA Pittsfield |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (Classic) Listen Live (The X) |
| 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."
External links
- WUIS official website
- WUIS in the FCC FM station database
- WUIS on Radio-Locator
- WUIS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- WIPA in the FCC FM station database
- WIPA on Radio-Locator
- WIPA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
References
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