WEPS

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WEPS
Frequency 88.9 MHz
Programming
Format Public radio
High school
Classical music
Affiliations Wisconsin Public Radio, National Public Radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
January 13, 1950 [1]
Call sign meaning
Elgin Public Schools [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 4266
Class A
ERP 740 watts
HAAT 13 meters (43 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°02′17″N88°16′15″W / 42.03806°N 88.27083°W / 42.03806; -88.27083
Links
Public license information
Webcast WPR Ideas Network webcast
Website WEPS Online

WEPS (88.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Elgin, Illinois, United States. The station is owned by the Elgin Area School District U46 and licensed to Board of Education School District U-46. Founded in 1950, WEPS is the oldest non-commercial educational radio station in the state of Illinois. [1] [3] [4]

Contents

WEPS broadcasts a public radio format as a member of Wisconsin Public Radio. WEPS broadcasts student programming aside WPR Music. Student programming broadcasts weekdays at 7 AM and PM and on 8AM and PM on Fridays

History

Originally licensed in 1950 to broadcast at 88.1 MHz, WEPS originally broadcast instructional programs to the Elgin Public Schools, local high school sporting events, and was partially staffed by students to give them experience in high school radio station operation. [1] [5] The effort to bring WEPS on the air was led by Ernest C. Waggoner, director of audio-visual education for the school district. [1] The station originally had an ERP of 10 watts. [6] In 1960, the station's frequency was changed to 90.9 MHz, and its ERP was increased to 380 watts. [6] In 1977, the station began sharing time on the frequency with WDCB. [7]

WEPS moved to its current 88.9 MHz frequency in 1987, after reaching an agreement with WDCB, which allowed WDCB to begin full-time operations. [7] [8] The station became an affiliate of Wisconsin Public Radio's Ideas Network on September 28, 2005. [9] [10] During the COVID-19 pandemic throughout 2020 and early 2021, it was effectively a full-time feed of the network due to the closure of U-46 facilities. In 2024. U-46 resumed programming on the station. In May 20th, 2024. The station rebranded as WPR Music specializing in classical, jazz, world, and folk music.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Alft, E. C. (1984). "Chapter IX - Civic Pride". Elgin: An American History. Crossroads Communications. ISBN   0-916445-09-7.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WEPS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ Tabor, Terri (September 13, 2000). "Pieces finally falling into place for Elgin's WEPS". Arlington Heights Daily Herald.
  4. ↑ Tabor, Terri (January 14, 2000). "U-46 hopes more will tune in to station's potential". Arlington Heights Daily Herald.
  5. ↑ "Stations: WEPS". Public Radio Exchange. Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  6. 1 2 History Cards for WEPS, fcc.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  7. 1 2 Bagnato, Andrew. "College Station Clears the Air Over Frequency", Chicago Tribune . September 2, 1986. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  8. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988 , Broadcasting/Cablecasting. 1988. p. B-86. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  9. ↑ "U-46 relaunches district's radio station WEPS 88.9 FM", Daily Herald . November 22, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  10. ↑ Davidson, Randall (2006). 9XM Talking: WHA Radio and the Wisconsin Idea. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 342. ISBN   0-299-21870-8.
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