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 Studio in downtown Peoria | |
| Broadcast area | Peoria metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1140kHz |
| Branding | AM 1140 WVEL |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| WFYR,WGLO,WIXO,WZPW | |
| History | |
First air date | April 21, 1946; 79 years ago (1946-04-21)[1] |
Former call signs | WSIV (1946–1979)[1][2] |
Call sign meaning | Velvet (former music format) |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 68623 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°36′12″N89°37′32″W / 40.60333°N 89.62556°W /40.60333; -89.62556 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wvel.com |
WVEL (1140AM) is adaytimer radio stationlicensed toPekin, Illinois, and serving thePeoria metropolitan area. It is owned byCumulus Media with the license held by Radio License Holding CBC, LLC. It broadcasts anurban gospelradio format, with someChristian talk and teaching shows, and is known as "Central Illinois' Christian Voice."[4] The radio studios and offices are on Eaton Street in Peoria.
By day, WVEL transmits 5,000 wattsnon-directional.[5] As1140 AM is aclear channel frequency, reserved forClass AWRVARichmond, Virginia, andXEMRMonterrey, Mexico, WVEL mustsign off at sunset to avoid interference. Duringcritical hours, WVEL has a power of 3,200 watts.
The stationsigned on the air on April 21, 1946; 79 years ago (1946-04-21). The originalcall sign was WSIV. It increased its power to 1,000 watts on 1948.[1] The station was assigned the WVEL call letters by theFederal Communications Commission on January 2,1979.[2] Before it was acquired by Cumulus Media in 2012, it was owned byTownsquare Media.[6]
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