WBEZ

WBEZ
Chicago, Illinois; United States;
Broadcast area	Chicago metropolitan area
Frequency	91.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	WBEZ 91.5
Programming
Format	News/talk (public)
Subchannels	HD2: Vocalo (urban alternative)
Affiliations	American Public Media; BBC World Service; NPR; Public Radio Exchange;
Ownership
Owner	Chicago Public Media
Sister stations	WBEW
History
First air date	April 7, 1943; 81 years ago
Former call signs	WBEZ-FM (1983–88)
Former frequencies	42.5 MHz (1943–1947)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	66649
Class	B NCE
ERP	5,700 watts
HAAT	425.1 meters (1,395 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°53′56.1″N 87°37′23.2″W / 41.898917°N 87.623111°W (NAD83)
Translator(s)	See § Satellites and translators
Repeater(s)	See § Satellites and translators
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wbez.org

WBEZ (91.5 FM) – branded WBEZ 91.5 – is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, and primarily serving the tri-state region of the Chicago metropolitan area. It is owned by Chicago Public Media and is financed by listener contributions, corporate underwriting and some government funding.^[2] WBEZ is affiliated with both National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Radio Exchange (PRX). It also broadcasts content from American Public Media and the BBC World Service. It produces several nationally syndicated shows for public radio stations, including documentary program This American Life, and co-produces news and politics quiz program, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with NPR.

WBEZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 5,700 watts with its transmitter atop the John Hancock Center on North Michigan Avenue. It broadcasts over two HD Radio digital subchannels.^[3] It operates full-power repeaters WBEK (91.1 FM) in Kankakee and WBEQ (90.7 FM) in Morris, as well as several FM translators. WBEZ-HD2, carrying a user-generated content format focused on "urban alternative music" and branded Vocalo.org, is also relayed over WBEW (89.5 FM) in Chesterton, Indiana.