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| Broadcast area | Decatur, Illinois Champaign-Urbana |
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| Frequency | 105.5MHz |
| Branding | 105.5 WKIO |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| WDZ,WDZQ,WSOY,WSOY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1991 |
Former call signs | WCZQ (1991-2024) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 46942 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | WKIO Online |
WKIO (105.5MHz) is aclassic rockFMradio station servingChampaign, Illinois. WKIO broadcasts with an ERP of 6 kW and is licensed toMonticello, Illinois. They are owned by Champaign Multimedia Group. The station has been through multiple formats, including Rhythmic andCountry.
On February 1, 2024, Neuhoff Media sold radio stations in Danville and Decatur to Champaign Multimedia Group for $2 million. The sale closed in May; on June 1, after previously filing to do so with the move, the station would assume new callsign WKIO, with the calls moving from107.9 FM, and on June 18, the station dropped the previous Neuhoff format, anurban contemporary format branded as "Hot 105.5", and assumed the branding and part of the format of 107.9 (shifting from theclassic hits format it had on 107.9 to aclassic rock format with the move to 105.5), with the stations simulcasting temporarily ahead of a move on the latter station.[2]
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