WUIS
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 University of Illinois at Springfield. It operates a full-time satellite, WIPA in Pittsfield, which serves a small portion of the Quincy market.
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| City | Springfield, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 91.9 (MHz) (HD Radio) |
| Branding | NPR Illinois |
| Slogan | Illinois. Explained. Stand with the facts |
| Programming | |
| Format | FM/HD1: Public radio HD2: Classical music "NPR Illinois Classic" HD3: AAA "The X" |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | University of Illinois at Springfield (Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois) |
| History | |
| First air date | January 3, 1975 |
| Former call signs | WSSR (1975-1989) WSSU (1989-1995) |
| Call sign meaning | University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 59012 |
| 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(s) | 89.3 WIPA Pittsfield |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) Listen Live (HD3) |
| Website | nprillinois.org |
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 adopted its current calls 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."
HD Radio Custom Station Name
- HD1 is a digital simulcast of the traditional analog signal's NPR news format.[1]
- HD2 is known as "NPR Illinois Classic".[2]
- HD3 is known as "The X".[3]
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External links
- WUIS official website
- WUIS in the FCC's FM station database
- WUIS on Radio-Locator
- WUIS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- WIPA in the FCC's FM station database
- WIPA on Radio-Locator
- WIPA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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