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WKIO (FM)

Coordinates: 40°02′53″N 88°34′26″W / 40.048°N 88.574°W / 40.048; -88.574
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WKIO
Broadcast areaDecatur, Illinois
Champaign-Urbana
Frequency105.5 MHz
Branding105.5 WKIO
Programming
FormatClassic rock
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Champaign Multimedia Group
  • (Champaign Multimedia Group, LLC)
WDZ, WDZQ, WSOY, WSOY-FM
History
First air date
1991
Former call signs
WCZQ (1991-2024)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID46942
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
WebsiteWKIO 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

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKIO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Neuhoff Media Sells Danville & Decatur IL Clusters; Intends To Sell Remainder Of Radio Holdings
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