WAZU

WAZU is a non-commercial educational (NCE) urban station on 90.7 MHz at Peoria, Illinois. It is owned by Sirius Syncope, a not-for-profit organization in West Peoria, Illinois.

WAZU
CityPeoria, Illinois
Frequency90.7 MHz
BrandingStrictly Hip-Hop 90.7FM
Slogan#1 in the Streets!
Programming
FormatUrban
AffiliationsKZGM;[1] Illinois Central College;[2] Pacifica Radio[3]
Ownership
OwnerSirius Syncope Inc.
History
First air dateJune 2010[3]
Technical information
Facility ID90309
ClassA, NCE
ERP500 watts
HAAT81 meters (266 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°46′46.1″N 89°39′18.4″W (NAD83)
Links
Websitehttp://wazufm.org/

Station manager Jeremy Styninger applied for a license in March 1998.[1] The station received its construction permit on 2007-05-30.[4] In a December 2009 Illinois Central College board meeting, the college president announced an ICC contract to establish the station, and a map showing coverage from Mendota to Mason City and from Bushnell to Streator.[5]

The station was reported on the air with Pacifica Radio programming on or before 18 June 2010.[3] The station received its license on 23 June 2010,[4] and was being operated by Illinois Central College with 36 hours/week of syndicated talk programs by the beginning of July 2010.[2] By the end of July the station was simulcasting 88.1 KZGM Cabool, Missouri, with KZGM providing both Missouri and Peoria weather forecast announcements, while preparing for full Illinois Central College use.[1] The first locally produced and longest running show is called "Peoria Underground Radio With Dj Mac & Hoz-B", it first aired on 3 August 2010 and ran for 2 hours. Peoria Underground Radio original schedule was every Tuesday starting at 10pm with a repeat of it that following Thursday in the same time slot, it featured local hip-hop, rap, and R&B as well as underground music from all over. Since then it has been changed to Saturday nights starting at 10pm and is now a five-hour show, the show is often live from local area clubs or bars, and the format slightly changed also, although mostly hip-hop and rap.[6][7][8][9]

In mid-November 2017, the station switched from its public radio format to an urban music format, playing a music of hip-hop and R&B.

See also

References
  1. Tarter, Steve (31 July 2010). "On the Air: Something new hits airwaves". PJStar.com. Peoria, Illinois: Gatehouse Media. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  2. Tarter, Steve (4 July 2010). "On the Air: ICC radio to connect with community". Peoria Journal Star. Peoria, Illinois: Gatehouse Media. p. C3. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  3. "Radio News and Notes". Radio/DX Information from Wisconsin. Tim Noonan. Retrieved 4 July 2010. The date (which changes at midnight central) indicates when I typed the item, not necessarily when the change took or will take place ... June 18: IL Peoria WAZU 90.7 signs on with liberal talk from Pacifica (John Clemmer)
  4. Facility details for Facility ID 90309 (WAZU) in the FCC's Licensing and Management System Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  5. "Illinois Central College: Open Session of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees: Minutes" (PDF). 17 December 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  6. called the station
  7. http://wazufm.org/peoriaunderground/
  8. http://djmac50.wix.com/mac#!mac%27s-page
  9. http://djmac50.wix.com/mac#!show-page


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