WKIO (FM)
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| Broadcast area | Decatur, Illinois Champaign-Urbana |
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| Frequency | 105.5 MHz |
| Branding | 105.5 WKIO |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| WDZ, WDZQ, WSOY, WSOY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1991 |
Former call signs | WCZQ (1991-2024) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 46942 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | WKIO Online |
WKIO (105.5 MHz) is a classic rock FM radio station serving Champaign, Illinois. WKIO broadcasts with an ERP of 6 kW and is licensed to Monticello, Illinois. They are owned by Champaign Multimedia Group. The station has been through multiple formats, including Rhythmic and Country.
On February 1, 2024, Neuhoff Media sold radio stations in Danville and Decatur to Champaign Multimedia Group for $2 million. The sale closed in May; on June 1, after previously filing to do so with the move, the station would assume new callsign WKIO, with the calls moving from 107.9 FM, and on June 18, the station dropped the previous Neuhoff format, an urban contemporary format branded as "Hot 105.5", and assumed the branding and part of the format of 107.9 (shifting from the classic hits format it had on 107.9 to a classic rock format with the move to 105.5), with the stations simulcasting temporarily ahead of a move on the latter station.[2]
References
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 46942 (WKIO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WKIO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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