WKEI is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Kewanee, Illinois

Kewanee, Illinois

Kewanee is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. "Kewanee" is the Winnebago word for prairie chicken, which lekked there. The population was 12,916 at the 2010 census, down from 12,944 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

, USA, the station serves the Quad Cities area. The station is currently owned by Virden Broadcasting Corp.

The station provided the town with its first local radio

Radio

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 signal. WKEI is now a news/talk

Talk radio

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 radio station, a CBS Radio

CBS Radio

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 affiliate and home to Jim Bohannon

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 and Dennis Miller

Dennis Miller

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. WKEI is also the Kewanee affiliate for St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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 NFL Football

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 and The Illini. Along with local personalities, Kris Wexell and Bob McKee and is owned by Miller Media Group. In October 2007 WKEI became the first AM radio station in Illinois to simulcast its programming on 2 FM translators. 104.3 FM Kewanee and 100.1 FM in Galva, IL.