 Studio in downtown Peoria | |
| Broadcast area | Peoria, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 97.3 MHz |
| Branding | 97.3 River Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WGLO, WIXO, WVEL, WZPW | |
| History | |
First air date | August 2, 1993 |
Call sign meaning | "Fire" (station's original moniker, Fire 97.3) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72080 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 23,500 watts |
| HAAT | 103 meters (338 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°46′22.1″N 89°44′50.4″W / 40.772806°N 89.747333°W (NAD83) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live Listen Live (iHeart) |
| Website | 973rivercountry.com |
WFYR (97.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format[2] and licensed for Elmwood, Illinois, United States, in the Peoria area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media,[3] which purchased the station from Townsquare Media.[4]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFYR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ "WFYR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Cumulus, Townsquare Swap Involves 65 Stations, 13 Markets, $116 Million Cash" Archived May 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine from All Access (April 30, 2012)