WAZU
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| City of license | Peoria, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Slogan | "Community Radio; Voice of the People" |
| Frequency | 90.7 MHz |
| First air date | June 2010[1] |
| Format | Community radio |
| ERP | 500 watts |
| HAAT | 81 meters (266 ft) |
| Class | A, NCE |
| Facility ID | 90309 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (NAD83) |
| Affiliations | KZGM;[2] Illinois Central College;[3] Pacifica Radio[1] |
| Owner | Sirius Syncope Inc. |
| Website | http://wazufm.org/ |
WAZU is a non-commercial educational (NCE) public radio station on 90.7 MHz at Peoria, Illinois. It is owned by Sirius Syncope, a not-for-profit organization in West Peoria, Illinois.
Station manager Jeremy Styninger applied for a license in March 1998.[2] The station received its construction permit on 30 May 2007.[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 June 18, 2010.[1] The station received its license on June 23, 2010,[4] and was being operated by Illinois Central College with 36 hours/week of syndicated talk programs by the beginning of July 2010.[3] 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.[2] The first locally produced and longest running show is called "Peoria Underground Radio With Dj Mac & Hoz-B", it first aired on August 3, 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Query the FCC's FM station database for WAZUTemplate:Accessdate
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ called the station
- ↑ http://wazufm.org/peoriaunderground/
- ↑ http://djmac50.wix.com/mac#!mac%27s-page
- ↑ http://djmac50.wix.com/mac#!show-page
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WAZU
- Radio-Locator information on WAZU
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WAZU
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