WUIS
NPR member station in Springfield, Illinois
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WUIS (91.9 FM), branded on-air as NPR Illinois, is the National Public Radio member station in Springfield, Illinois, United States. It primarily features National Public Radio news and talk programming. The station is owned by and based at the WUIS Building on the campus of the University of Illinois Springfield on Theodore Dreiser Lane. It operates a full-time satellite, WIPA (89.3 FM) in Pittsfield, which serves a small portion of the Quincy market.
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| Frequency | 91.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
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| Branding | NPR Illinois |
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| Format | Public radio |
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| Affiliations | National Public Radio |
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| History | |
First air date | January 3, 1975 (as WSSR) |
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Call sign meaning | University of Illinois Springfield |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | B (NCE) |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 152 meters (499 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°47′0.2″N 89°26′46.3″W |
| Repeater | 89.3 WIPA (Pittsfield) |
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| Website | www |
History
WUIS originally hit the airwaves on January 3, 1975, as WSSR, operated by what was then Sangamon State University. It became WSSU in 1989, and WUIS when Sangamon State merged with the University of Illinois system in 1995.
WIPA was brought online in 1993.
In 2015, the station rebranded as "NPR Illinois".
External links
- WUIS official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 59012 (WUIS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WUIS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 59011 (WIPA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WIPA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
