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WPEO
Peoria, Illinois

Broadcast area	Peoria metropolitan area
Frequency	1020 kHz
Branding	The Word
Programming
Format	Christian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner	WPEO Radio Foundation, Inc.
History
First air date	1946; 78 years ago (1946) (as WMMJ)^[1]^[2] August 1950 (as WPEO)^[1]
Former call signs	WMMJ (1946–1949)^[1]^[2]
Call sign meaning	PEOria^[1]
Technical information^[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52641
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts daytime-only
Transmitter coordinates	40°41′53.1″N 89°31′31.3″W / 40.698083°N 89.525361°W / 40.698083; -89.525361 (NAD83)
Translator(s)	97.7 W249CZ (Peoria) 103.9 W280FA (Peoria)
Repeater(s)	WPEO-FM (98.3 MHz, Farmer City)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wpeo.com

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.

By day, WPEO is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. But because 1020 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A KDKA Pittsburgh, WPEO must sign off at sunset to avoid interference. The radio studio and transmitter are on Highview Road, just south of Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Illinois.^[5] Programming is heard around the clock on two FM translators: 97.7 W249CZ and 103.9 W280FA in Peoria, as well as 98.3 WPEO-FM in Farmer City.

History

The station was first on the air from 1946 to 1949 as WMMJ, the second radio station in Peoria after 1470 WMBD. WMMJ played big band music and broadcast sports, but it had financial difficulties and went off the air.^[1]^[2]

WPEO signed on in August 1950, with its studios in the Jefferson Hotel downtown, and started its top 40 format in 1954, competing with 1290 WIRL. During this time, noted disc jockey Harry Harrison was at WPEO as the "Morning Mayor of Peoria"^[2] and station manager. In 1959, he left for New York's WMCA,^{[citation needed]} and WPEO switched to country music in 1960.^[1]

In 1970, WPEO was bought by the Pinebrook Foundation, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based non-profit corporation, and switched to a Christian radio format.^[1]^[2] As of 2009^[update], its programming is based on paid time for various national Christian programming sources. It is still restricted to daylight hours to protect clear-channel station KDKA in Pittsburgh.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Station Profile". East Peoria, Illinois: Pinebrook Foundation, Inc. 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Tarter, Steve (2009-10-31). "On the Air: Stalwart station a local favorite". Peoria Journal Star. Peoria, Illinois. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WPEO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WPEO-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
^ Radio-Locator.com/WPEO-AM

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 52641 (WPEO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WPEO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 149355 (W249CZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W249CZ at FCCdata.org
Facility details for Facility ID 154450 (W280FA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W280FA at FCCdata.org
FCC History Cards for WPEO

Radio stations in the Peoria metropolitan area (Illinois)

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LPFM	103.1 106.3
Translators	92.9 95.9 97.7 99.1 100.3 102.7 103.5 103.9 104.3

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Nearby regions: Bloomington; Chicago; Decatur; LaSalle–Peru; Macomb; Quad Cities; Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk; Springfield

See also: List of radio stations in Illinois

Religious radio stations in the state of Illinois

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v t e Daytime-only radio stations in Illinois
Stations	WCAZ - Carthage WCIL - Carbondale WCKG - Elmhurst WCRA - Effingham WHOW - Clinton WIBK- Watseka WLDS - Jacksonville WLIQ - Quincy WPEO - Peoria WRIK - Brookport WSMI - Litchfield WTIM - Assumption WVEL - Pekin WWHN - Joliet WXES - Chicago
Defunct	WAIT - Crystal Lake WGLC - Mendota WLBH - Mattoon WPOK - Pontiac WQQW - Highland
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