WPEO-FM
| Simulcast of WPEO (1020 AM) | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Farmer City, Champaign, Bloomington |
| Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
| Branding | The Word |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 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″N 88°35′34.00″W / 40.4047222°N 88.5927778°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WPEO-FM (98.3 FM) is a Christian radio formatted radio station in Farmer City, Illinois.[2]
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." [3]
After a change in ownership in early 2014, the station changed formats to classic hits.[4]
On November 23, 2015, WWHP became "NewsTalk 98.3" with a local morning and afternoon drive.
Former Cities 92.9 morning host Ian Bayne was on from 6-9 am and national Breitbart editor Mike Flynn from 3-6 pm. Other programming included Laura Ingraham, Dana Loesch, Jerry Doyle, and Lars Larson.[5]
On May 30, 2016, WWHP changed their format to classic rock.
On January 24, 2018, the station changed its call sign to WEXG and rebranded as "The Edge".[6]
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 new WPEO-FM call letters the next day.[7] Smash Hit then sold the station to WPEO owners Pinebrook Foundation, Inc. for $159,900.[8]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPEO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WPEO-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ "WPEO-FM Radio Station Information". Radio & Records.
- ^ Nowicki, Jerry (2014-08-12). "Radio station WWHP sold; format to change". News-Gazette.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ WWHP Bloomington/Champaign IL Flipping To News/Talk
- ^ WWHP Relaunches as The Edge Radioinsight - January 31, 2018
- ^ WEXG Flips To Simulcast Of WPEO Radioinsight - October 6, 2020
- ^ Venta, Lance (2020-10-09). "Station Sales Week Of 10/9". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID WPEO ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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