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WXCL (104.9 FM) [3] is a commercial radio station licensed to Pekin, Illinois and serving the Peoria metropolitan area. It broadcasts a country radio format and is owned by Midwest Communications, Inc. WXCL is one of two outlets in Peoria playing Country music, along with 97.3 WFYR.
WPEO (1020 kHz) is a daytime-only AM radio station licensed to Peoria, Illinois. [4] It is owned by WPEO Radio Foundation, Inc., and it simulcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format with co-owned WPEO-FM 98.3 FM in Farmer City, Illinois. The radio studios and offices are just south of Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Illinois.
88.5 WECU Peoria (1990s) — on air around 1989; [1] time-shared frequency with WBNH Pekin; eventually went off air, allowing WBNH to go full-time 93.3 WEEK-FM Peoria (c. 1948) — sister to 1350 WEEK (AM); not yet on air at start of 1948; [ 3 ] already gone by 1959; [ 8 ] frequency later used by WMBD-FM (93.3 WPBG ); callsign later used by 98. ...
Veteran Peoria native/broadcaster Cliff Shell hosted a highly rated morning drive show for its first two years. WOAM also became the highest rated AM station in Peoria during its second year on the air. [citation needed] In 1999 the station flipped to talk as (then) sister station WTAZ in Morton, Illinois) was moved from 102.3 FM to 1350 AM
WXRX (104.9 FM, commonly known as "The X") is a radio station. Licensed to Belvidere, Illinois, the station serves the Rockford, Illinois area. Originally created by a company called "Radio Works" run by David McAley and Robert Rhea Jr., it is now owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting. WXRX started as a classic rock station.
On March 5, 2007, Cumulus moved WXLP's modern rock format to 104.9 FM as "Rock 104-9". Included with the switch was WXLP's "Dave and Darren in the Morning" radio show. Other on-air personalities included Bill Stage and Sean. The station also aired syndicated shows hardDrive and The House of Hair with Dee Snider.
In 1997, the station was sold to Jacor Broadcasting, who also owned urban powerhouse KMJM, “Majic 108”, which was then at 107.7 FM. [4] [5] [6] Instead of installing a new format on the 104.9 frequency, KMJM-FM was relocated to the weaker 104.9 MHz frequency on October 20 of that year to allow its new CHR station KSLZ a better signal into the suburbs on the full 100,000-watt class C 107.7 ...
WPNV-LP (106.3 FM) is a low-power FM radio station licensed to serve the community of Peoria, Illinois. The station is owned by Black Business Alliance Peoria Chapter. It airs an Urban Adult Contemporary music format.