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| Broadcast area | Bloomington-Normal; Peoria, Illinois |
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| Frequency | 89.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WGLT |
| Programming | |
| Format | News, Blues |
| Affiliations | NPR, PRI, APM |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Illinois State University |
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| History | |
First air date | February 6, 1966[1] |
Call sign meaning | Gladly we Learn and Teach (Illinois State University motto) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 28310 |
| Class | B non-commercial educational |
| Power | 8.8 kW |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 115 meters (377 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°28′46.1″N 89°03′12.3″W / 40.479472°N 89.053417°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WGLT is a public radio station owned by Illinois State University and broadcasting on 89.1 MHz at Normal, Illinois. It broadcasts primarily local news and NPR programs, plus music in the evenings and on weekends.
The station's studio is in the WGLT-Vidette Building on the campus of Illinois State University.[1] Its callsign comes from the motto of Illinois State University: "Gladly we Learn and Teach", originally "and gladly wold he lerne and gladly teche", from line 309 of The Canterbury Tales.
- ^ a b "Over 40 years of WGLT...News, Blues and All That Jazz". Normal, Illinois: Illinois State University. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGLT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.