WTZI

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WTZI
Broadcast area Chicago
Frequency 88.1 MHz
BrandingHindi88
Programming
Format Ethnic
Ownership
OwnerRadioED
History
First air date
2007
Former call signs
WFRT (2007-2008)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 173970
Class A
ERP 300 watts
HAAT 22 meters (72 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 41°57′20″N87°52′02″W / 41.95556°N 87.86722°W / 41.95556; -87.86722
Links
Public license information
Webcast WTZI Stream
Website Hindi88

WTZI is an ethnic radio station located in Rosemont, Illinois. [2] It primarily broadcasts Indian music under a non-profit no commercials format and serves the Chicagoland Area. [3]

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History

The station began broadcasting in December 2007 under the callsign WFRT. In January of next year, it would be changed to WTZI. The station would spend most of its life as an affiliate of the Calvary Radio Network with its studio set up in Valaparsio, Indiana airing Christian-oriented programming. in 2021, Calvary would sell the station to RadioEd for $120,000. [4] The station now broadcasts a multicultural format of various programs mostly catering to an Indian audience.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WTZI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Hindi88.fm - Chicago's Best Hindi Music Station". www.hindi88.fm. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "FM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ Venta, Lance (June 25, 2021). "Station Sales Week Of 6/25". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
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