This is a listing of the broadcasters and published media targeted at Peoria, Illinois. TV information includes cities where Peoria TV has been dominant, including Bloomington/Normal full-power TV, and LaSalle/Peru TV before cable TV.
Start dates are for the frequency/station license, not for callsign or programming that may have moved from license to license.
Freq | Call | City | Owner | Start | ERP (W) | Nickname | Format | RDS | HD |
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88.5 | WBNH | Peoria | Central Illinois Radio Fellowship | 1989 | 48,000 | WBNH | Christian | Yes | No |
89.9 | WCBU | Peoria | Bradley University | January 1970[1] | 26,000 | Peoria Public Radio | Public/news/talk | Yes | 2 |
90.7 | WAZU | Peoria | Sirius Syncope | June 2010 | 500 | 90.7 WAZU | Hip Hop | Yes | No |
91.5 | WCIC | Pekin | Northwestern Media[2] | November 2, 1983[1] | 47,000 | 91.5 WCIC | Christian AC | Yes[a&t] | No |
92.3 | WZPW | Peoria | Cumulus | 1992 | 19,000 | Z 92-3 | CHR/Rhythmic | Yes[a&t] | No |
93.3 | WPBG | Peoria | Midwest Communications | April 1947[3][4] | 41,000 | 93.3 The Drive | Classic Hits | Yes[a&t] | 4 |
94.3 | WPMJ | Chillicothe | Covenant Network | May 16, 1977[1] | 6,000 | 94.3 WPMJ | Christian talk | No | No |
94.7 | W234AO | El Paso | Spirit Education Foundation | November 2006 | 25 | [t]88.1 WSOG | Christian talk | No | No |
94.9 | WAAG | Galesburg | John T. Pritchard (Galesburg Broadcasting) | December 15, 1966[1] | 50,000 | FM 95 | Country | Yes[a&t] | No |
95.5 | WGLO | Pekin | Cumulus | November 18, 1971[1] | 7,000 | 95-5 'GLO | Classic rock | Yes[a&t] | No |
95.9 | W240DM | Peoria | Midwest Communications | May 15, 2017 | 250 | [t]93.3 WPBG-HD3 (Freedom 95.9) | Conservative Talk | Yes | No |
96.5 | WHPI | Farmington | Mike Rea (Advanced Media Partners) | 1997 | 4,000 | 98-5 Kiss FM | CHR/Pop | No | No |
97.3 | WFYR | Elmwood | Cumulus | 1993 | 24,000 | 97.3 River Country | Country | Yes[a&t] | No |
97.7 | (Part 15) | Peoria | Bradley University | ? | ? | WRBU The Edge | College radio | No | No |
97.7 | W249CZ | Peoria | WPEO | (CP) | 250 | [t]1020 WPEO | (CP) | Yes | No |
98.5 | WPIA | Eureka | Mike Rea (Advanced Media Partners) | 1989 | 6,000 | 98-5 Kiss FM | CHR/Pop | Yes | No |
99.1 | W256CH | Pekin | Seventh-day Adventists (Illinois) | (CP) | 19 | [t]103.3 WLSE | (CP) | No | No |
99.9 | WWCT | Bartonville | Mike Rea (Advanced Media Partners) | 1997 | 2,000 | Peoria's CT 99-9 | AAA | Yes | No |
100.3 | W262BY | Peoria | Midwest Communications | 2011 | 140 | [t]93.3 WPBG-HD4 (1470 WMBD) | News/Talk | No | No |
100.5 | WRVY-FM | Henry | Virden Broadcasting Corporation | July 1990 | 3,000 | 100.5 WRVY | Country | No | No |
100.7 | W264AZ | Dahinda | Seventh-day Adventists (Illinois) | 2007 | 38 | [t]102.9 WWKJ-LP | Christian | No | No |
101.1 | WZPN | Glasford | Mike Rea (Advanced Media Partners) | 1999 | 3,000 | 101.1 ESPN Peoria | Sports | No | No |
101.5 | WBNQ | Bloomington | Cumulus | ? | 50,000 | 101-5 WBNQ | CHR/Pop | Yes[a&t] | No |
102.3 | WKZF | Morton | Midwest Communications | November 28, 1976[1] | 4,000 | KZ 102.3 | Rhythmic Classic Hits | Yes[a&t] | No |
102.7 | W274BM | Peoria | Midwest Communications | 2012 | 10 | [t]93.3 WPBG-HD2 (102.7 SuperHits) | Oldies | Yes[a&t] | No |
102.9 | WWKJ-LP | Peoria | Seventh-day Adventists (Peoria Christian Radio) | 2004 | 100 | (off air) | (off air) | No | No |
103.1 | WXEC-LP | Eureka | Eureka College | March 25, 2024 | 71 | EC 103.1 | Alternative rock | No | No |
103.3 | WLSE | Canton | Seventh-day Adventists (Canton SDA Church) | December 20, 2013[5] | 5,700 | ? | Christian | No | No |
103.5 | W278AE | Peoria | Bradley University | 1997 | 50 | [t]89.9 WCBU-HD2 | Classical Music | Yes | No |
103.9 | W280EJ | Pekin | WPEO | (CP) | 10 | [t]1020 WPEO | Christian | Yes | No |
104.3 | W282AO | Canton | Seventh-day Adventists (Illinois) | 2007 | 38 | [t]95.7 WVCL-LP | Christian | No | No |
104.3 | W282BS | Dunlap | Seventh-day Adventists (Illinois) | 2012 | 13 | [t]102.9 WWKJ-LP | Christian | No | No |
104.9 | WXCL | Pekin | Midwest Communications | 1973[1] | 6,000 | 104.9 The Wolf | Country | Yes[a&t] | No |
105.7 | WIXO | Peoria | Cumulus | May 14, 1972[1] | 33,000 | 105.7 The X Rocks | Active Rock | Yes[a&t] | No |
106.3 | WPNV-LP | Peoria | Black Business Alliance (Peoria Chapter) | December 1, 2014[6] | 40 | WPNV | Urban AC | No | No |
106.9 | WSWT | Peoria | Midwest Communications | 1964[1] | 50,000 | Mix 106.9 | Adult Contemporary | Yes[a&t] | No |
107.5 | W298BH | Peoria | Larry Nelson (American Education Foundation) | (CP) | 225 | [t]1350 WOAM | (CP) | Yes | No |
107.9 | WPZA | Canton | Wayne W. Whalen (WPW) | October 7, 1968[1] | 25,000 | 107.9 | Christian[7] | Yes | No |
Freq | Call | City | Owner | Start | Day Power (W) |
Night Power |
Nickname | Format | Stereo | HD |
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1020 | WPEO | Peoria | WPEO | 1946[3][8] | 1,000 | 0 | WPEO | Christian talk | No | No |
1140 | WVEL | Pekin | Cumulus | April 21, 1946[1][8] | 5,000 | 0 | WVEL | Christian | No | No |
1290 | WIRL | Peoria | Midwest Communications | 1947[3] | 5,000 | 5,000 | Freedom 95.9 | Conservative Talk | No | No |
1350 | WOAM | Peoria | Larry Nelson (American Education Foundation) | February 8, 1960[1][9] | 1,000 | 1,000 | ? | Adult standards[7] | No | No |
1470 | WMBD (AM) | Peoria | Midwest Communications | February 14, 1927[8] | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1470 WMBD | News/Talk | No | No |
1560 | WBYS | Canton | Wayne W. Whalen (WPW) | October 5, 1947[1] | 250 | 18 | WBYS | News/Talk | No | No |
Virt. Ch. |
Call | City | Owner | Operator | Start | Digital Ch. |
DTV | Nickname | Programming |
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19.1 | WHOI | Peoria | Sinclair | Sinclair | October 1953[10] | 24 | 720p | TBD Peoria | TBD |
19.2 | ? | 720p | Comet TV | Comet | |||||
19.3 | ? | 480i | Charge 19.3 | Charge Network | |||||
25.1 | WEEK-TV | Peoria | Gray | Gray | February 1, 1953[8] | 25 | 1080i | WEEK 25 | NBC |
25.2 | August 1, 2016 | 720p | Heart Of Illinois ABC | ABC | |||||
25.3 | August 1, 2016 | 720p | Peoria-Bloomington CW | CW+ | |||||
25.4 | ? | 480i | Ion 25.4 | Ion Television | |||||
31.1 | WMBD-TV | Peoria | Nexstar | Nexstar | January 1, 1958[8] | 26 | 1080i | CBS | |
31.2 | September 26, 2011 | 480i | Bounce 31.2 | Bounce TV | |||||
31.3 | ? | 480i | Laff 31.3 | Laff | |||||
31.4 | ? | 480i | Escape 31.4 | Court TV Mystery | |||||
43.1 | WYZZ-TV | Bloomington | Cunningham | Nexstar | October 18, 1982[1] | 28 | 720p | Fox | |
43.2 | ? | 480i | This TV | ||||||
43.3 | ? | 480i | getTV 43 | getTV | |||||
47.1 | WTVP | Peoria | IVPTC | IVPTC | June 23, 1971[1] | 35 | 1080i | PBS | |
47.2 | ? | 1080i | Kids | PBS Kids | |||||
47.3 | ? | 480i | World Channel 47 | PBS World | |||||
47.4 | ? | 480i | Create TV | Create | |||||
47.5 | ? | 480i | WTVP Remote | WTVP Remote | |||||
59.1 | WTVK | Pekin | Four Seasons | Four Seasons | ? | [tvt]18 | 720p | infomercials | Infomercials |
59.2 | ? | 480i | Grio 59.2 | Grio |
Until cable TV was common in the late 1970s, LaSalle/Peru received primarily Peoria television using television translators.
By March 1965, LaSalle, Spring Valley, and Peru already had CATV systems owned by The Television Transmission Company.[17]
Broadcast Bureau granted renewal of licenses for the following UHF sand VHF translators ... W49AA Springfield and W71AE LaSalle, both Illinois
"Now" is my best guess as to what happened to the translator in question. Many of these are probably wrong. W71AE ... Del 1979
W78AC, Metromedia Inc., Peru, LaSalle, Ottawa, and Streater [sic], all Illinois, and change type trans.