WPEO-FM

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WPEO-FM
Simulcast of WPEO (1020 AM)
Broadcast area Champaign, Bloomington
Frequency 98.3 MHz
BrandingThe Word
Programming
Format Christian talk and teaching
Ownership
OwnerWPEO Radio Foundation
History
First air date
1983;41 years ago (1983) (as WZRO)
Former call signs
WEZO (1983–1996)
WWHP (1996–2018)
WEXG (2018–2020)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 14962
Class A
ERP 5,200 watts
HAAT 107 meters (351 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°24′17.00″N88°35′34.00″W / 40.4047222°N 88.5927778°W / 40.4047222; -88.5927778
Repeater(s) WPEO 1020 AM Peoria
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.wpeo.com

WPEO-FM (98.3 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to Farmer City, Illinois. [2] It is owned by WPEO Radio Foundation, and it simulcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format with co-owned WPEO 1020 AM in Peoria, Illinois. The radio studios and offices are just south of Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Illinois.

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WPEO-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 5,200 watts. The transmitter is in Saybrook, Illinois, giving it coverage of an area of Central Illinois between Champaign and Bloomington. [3]

History

The station began operations in 1983 as WZRO "5 County Country", then changed to WEZO, and changed to WWHP as "The Whip". It played a variety of music genres, primarily Americana roots, classic country, blues, and bluegrass. The station claimed to be located, "somewhere between Memphis and Chicago." [4]

After a change in ownership in early 2014, the station changed formats to classic hits. [5]

On November 23, 2015, WWHP became "NewsTalk 98.3" with a local morning and afternoon drive.

Former Cities 92.9 morning host Ian Bayne took over the station as program director and general manager and hosted the morning show from 6-9 am, installing national Breitbart editor Mike Flynn from 3-6 pm. Other programming included Laura Ingraham, Dana Loesch, Jerry Doyle, and Lars Larson. [6]

On May 30, 2016, WWHP changed its format to classic rock.

On January 24, 2018, the station changed its call sign to WEXG and rebranded as "The Edge". [7]

On October 6, 2020, WEXG changed its format from classic rock to a simulcast of Christian radio-formatted WPEO 1020 AM Peoria, branded as "The Word", and adopted a new WPEO-FM call sign the next day. [8] Smash Hit then sold the station to WPEO owners WPEO Radio Foundation for $159,900. [9] The sale was consummated on March 16, 2021.

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WPEO is a daytime-only AM radio station licensed to Peoria, Illinois. It is owned by WPEO Radio Foundation, Inc., and it simulcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format with co-owned WPEO-FM 98.3 FM in Farmer City, Illinois. The radio studios and offices are just south of Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Illinois.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WPEO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WPEO-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WPEO-FM
  4. ↑ "WPEO-FM Radio Station Information". Radio & Records .
  5. ↑ Nowicki, Jerry (2014-08-12). "Radio station WWHP sold; format to change". News-Gazette.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  6. ↑ WWHP Bloomington/Champaign IL Flipping To News/Talk
  7. ↑ WWHP Relaunches as The Edge Radioinsight - January 31, 2018
  8. ↑ WEXG Flips To Simulcast Of WPEO Radioinsight - October 6, 2020
  9. ↑ Venta, Lance (2020-10-09). "Station Sales Week Of 10/9". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
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