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 Studio in downtown Peoria | |
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| Broadcast area | Peoria metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1140kHz |
| Branding | AM 1140 WVEL |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| WFYR,WGLO,WIXO,WZPW | |
| History | |
First air date | April 21, 1946 (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 station licensed 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 gospel 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 watts non-directional. As 1140 AM is aclear channel frequency, reserved forClass AWRVARichmond, Virginia, andXEMRMonterrey, Mexico, WVEL must sign off at sunset to avoid interference. During critical hours, WVEL has a power of 3,200 watts.
The station signed on the air on April 21, 1946. The original call 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.[5]
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