WVEL
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WVEL (1140 AM) is a daytimer radio station licensed to Pekin, Illinois, and serving the Peoria metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media with the license held by Radio License Holding CBC, LLC. It broadcasts an urban gospel radio format, with some Christian talk and teaching shows, and is known as "Central Illinois' Christian Voice."[1] The radio studios and offices are on Eaton Street in Peoria.
By day, WVEL transmits 5,000 watts non-directional.[2] As 1140 AM is a clear channel frequency, reserved for Class A WRVA Richmond, Virginia, and XEMR Monterrey, Mexico, WVEL must sign off at sunset to avoid interference. During critical hours, WVEL has a power of 3,200 watts.
History
The station signed on the air on April 21, 1946Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. The original call sign was WSIV. It increased its power to 1,000 watts on 1948.[3] The station was assigned the WVEL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 2, 1979.[4] Before it was acquired by Cumulus Media in 2012, it was owned by Townsquare Media.[5]
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- ↑ "Cumulus, Townsquare Swap Involves 65 Stations, 13 Markets, $116 Million Cash" from All Access (April 30, 2012)
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External links
- WVEL official website
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- WVEL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Regent Broadcasting of Peoria
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