WUIS

WUIS

Springfield, Illinois
Frequency	91.9MHz(HD Radio)
Branding	NPR Illinois
Programming
Format	Public radio
Subchannels	HD1: WUIS analog HD2:Classical"NPR Illinois Classic" HD3:AAA"The X"
Affiliations	National Public Radio
Ownership
Owner	University of Illinois Springfield (Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois)
History
First air date	January 3, 1975 (as WSSR)
Former call signs	WSSR (1975–1989) WSSU (1989–1995)
Call signmeaning	University ofIllinois atSpringfield
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	59012
Class	B (NCE)
ERP	50,000watts
HAAT	152 meters (499 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°47′0.2″N89°26′46.3″W
Repeater(s)	89.3WIPAPittsfield
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live Listen Live (Classic) Listen Live (The X)
Website	nprillinois.org

WUIS(91.9FM), branded on-air asNPR Illinois,is theNational Public Radiomember station inSpringfield, Illinois,United States. It primarily featuresNational Public Radionews and talk programming. The station is owned by and based at theUniversity of Illinois Springfield.It operates a full-time satellite,WIPAinPittsfield,which serves a small portion of theQuincymarket.

History

WUIS originally hit the airwaves on January 3, 1975, asWSSR,operated by what was then Sangamon State University. It becameWSSUin 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."

External links

• WUIS official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 59012 (WUIS)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• WUISinNielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 59011 (WIPA)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• WIPAinNielsen Audio's FM station database