WAZU

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WAZU
Frequency 90.7 MHz
BrandingStrictly Hip-Hop 90.7FM
Programming
Format Urban
Affiliations KZGM; [1] Illinois Central College; [2] Pacifica Radio [3]
Ownership
OwnerSirius Syncope Inc.
History
First air date
June 2010 [3]
Technical information
Facility ID 90309
Class A, NCE
ERP 500 watts
HAAT 81 meters (266 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°46′46.1″N89°39′18.4″W / 40.779472°N 89.655111°W / 40.779472; -89.655111 (NAD83)
Links
Website wazufm.org

WAZU is a non-commercial educational (NCE) urban station on 90.7 MHz at Peoria, Illinois. It is owned by Sirius Syncope, a not-for-profit organization in West Peoria, Illinois.

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Station manager Jeremy Styninger applied for a license in March 1998. [1] The station received its construction permit on May 30, 2007. [4] In a December 2009 Illinois Central College board meeting, the college president announced an ICC contract to establish the station, and a map showing coverage from Mendota to Mason City and from Bushnell to Streator. [5]

The station was reported on the air with Pacifica Radio programming on or before June 18, 2010. [3] The station received its license on June 23, 2010, [4] and was being operated by Illinois Central College with 36 hours/week of syndicated talk programs by the beginning of July 2010. [2] By the end of July the station was simulcasting 88.1 KZGM Cabool, Missouri, with KZGM providing both Missouri and Peoria weather forecast announcements, while preparing for full Illinois Central College use. [1]

Illinois Central College provided studios and student workers and interns and had two WAZU studios, one each at North Campus and East Peoria. ICC ended its association and funding of the station in September 2015. [6] In mid-November 2017, the station switched from its public radio format to an urban music format, playing a music of hip-hop and R&B.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tarter, Steve (31 July 2010). "On the Air: Something new hits airwaves". PJStar.com . Peoria, Illinois: Gatehouse Media . Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  2. 1 2 Tarter, Steve (4 July 2010). "On the Air: ICC radio to connect with community". Peoria Journal Star . Peoria, Illinois: Gatehouse Media. p. C3. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Radio News and Notes". Radio/DX Information from Wisconsin. Tim Noonan. Retrieved 4 July 2010. The date (which changes at midnight central) indicates when I typed the item, not necessarily when the change took or will take place ... June 18: IL Peoria WAZU 90.7 signs on with liberal talk from Pacifica (John Clemmer)
  4. 1 2 Facility details for Facility ID 90309 (WAZU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Illinois Central College: Open Session of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees: Minutes" (PDF). 17 December 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  6. ↑ Brown, Justin (11 September 2015). "ICC Cuts Ties With Radio Station". Harbinger. Illinois Central College. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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