WPEO

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.