WPIA
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| WPIA | |
| City of license | Eureka, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | Peoria, Illinois |
| Branding | 98.5 Kiss-FM |
| Slogan | "Peoria's Hit Music" |
| Frequency | 98.5 MHz |
| First air date | August 22, 1988 |
| Format | Top 40/CHR |
| ERP | 6000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 28317 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 40°42′57.1″N 89°27′50.3″W / 40.715861°N 89.463972°WCoordinates: 40°42′57.1″N 89°27′50.3″W / 40.715861°N 89.463972°W |
| Callsign meaning | Peoria (also Peoria airport code) |
| Former callsigns | WRVP (2000–2004) WPPY (August 1999 – July 2000) WEEK-FM (1997–1999) WIVR (1994–1997) WCRI (1988–1994)[1] |
| Owner | Independence Media Holdings (IM IL Licenses LLC) |
| Sister stations | WZPN, WWCT, WHPI |
| Website | kissfmpeoria.com |
WPIA (98.5 FM, "98.5 KISS-FM") is a radio station licensed for Eureka, Illinois, between Peoria and Bloomington, Illinois. It uses the KISS-FM Top 40/CHR format from Clear Channel Communications, but the station is not owned by Clear Channel.
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[edit] History
The station originally went on the air as WCRI in 1988. After a stint as "98.5 The River" in the mid-1990s, the station was bought by the owners of WEEK-TV, who turned it into Oldies 98.5 with the callsign WEEK-FM, the only radio station owned by Granite Broadcasting. After 93.3 became WPBG ("Big Oldies 93.3"), putting it in direct competition with WEEK-FM, 98.5's ratings slid and Granite sold the radio station.
From around 1999 to 2004, the station was called "98.5 The Party", first with the callsign WPPY, then adding a simulcast on 101.1 WRVP (now WHPI), then swapping callsigns with 101.1 to become WRVP itself.
Around 2004, the station's callsign was changed to WPIA and it became Christian rock station Hope 98.5. Then-owners Regent Communications sold the station and 101.1 (now WHPI) to Independence Media Holdings, who also bought 96.5 (now WZPN) from another company and combined it with 98.5 to form 96.5 & 98.5 Kiss-FM starting in September 2006. On July 2, 2007, 96.5 stopped simulcasting 98.5.[2]
[edit] Current personalities
As of March 16, 2009, the on-air lineup of WPIA consisted of:
- Mornings: The Big Show with Big D
- Middays: ORyan
- Afternoons/Nights: Squire
The station is also an affiliate of the syndicated AT40 with Ryan Seacrest, as well as Dawson McAllister Live.
[edit] References
- ^ "WPIA(FM)". FCCInfo.com. Cavell Mertz & Associates, Inc.. 2007-09-04. http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1178058. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
- ^ http://www.pjstar.com/stories/070107/STE_BDL3RTSG.004.php (dead link)
[edit] External links
- KISS FM Peoria WPIA official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WPIA
- Radio Locator information on WPIA
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WPIA
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