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| Broadcast area | Chicago |
| Frequency | 88.1MHz |
| Branding | Hindi88 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Ethnic |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | RadioED |
| History | |
First air date | 2007 |
Former call signs | WFRT (2007-2008) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 173970 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 300watts |
| HAAT | 22 meters (72 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°57′20″N87°52′02″W / 41.95556°N 87.86722°W /41.95556; -87.86722 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | WTZI Stream |
| Website | Hindi88 |
WTZI is anethnic radio station located inRosemont, Illinois.[2] It primarily broadcastsIndian music under a non-profit no commercials format and serves theChicagoland Area.[3]
The station began broadcasting in December 2007 under the callsign WFRT. In January of next year, it would be changed to WTZI. The station would spend most of its life as an affiliate of theCalvary Radio Network with its studio set up inValaparsio, Indiana airingChristian-oriented programming. in 2021, Calvary would sell the station to RadioEd for $120,000.[4] The station now broadcasts a multicultural format of various programs mostly catering to an Indian audience.