Broadcast area | Champaign–Urbana |
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Frequency | 107.1 MHz |
Branding | WPGU 107.1 |
Programming | |
Format | Alternative |
Ownership | |
Owner | Illini Media Company |
History | |
First air date | December 3, 1953carrier current AM 640 April 17, 1967 on FM radio | on
Call sign meaning | Parade Ground Units |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 28283 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,000 watts |
HAAT | 72 meters (236 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°06′34.0″N 88°14′6.0″W / 40.109444°N 88.235000°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wpgu.com |
WPGU (107.1 FM) is a fully commercial, student-run college radio station on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois. It broadcasts an alternative rock radio format and other programming throughout Champaign-Urbana and surrounding communities. It is owned independently from the university by the Illini Media Company.[2][3]
WPGU has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,000 watts.[4] The transmitter is atop the Tower at Third apartment complex on South 3rd Street in Champaign.[5]