WVEL
Encyclopedia
WVEL is a daytimer radio station
with a city of license
of Pekin, Illinois
, USA, and serving the Peoria, Illinois
, area. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and licensed to Townsquare Media of Peoria, Inc. It airs a Gospel music
format and is known as "Central Illinois' Christian Voice." It is still a daytime-only station to protect WRVA (AM) and XEMR-AM
from interference to their clear-channel stations.
WVEL was originally WSIV and signed on the air on 21 April 1946, increasing its power to 1000 watts on 1948. The station was assigned the WVEL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on January 2, 1979
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
with a city of license
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
of Pekin, Illinois
Pekin, Illinois
Pekin is a the county seat of Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is also the largest city of Tazewell County, and a key part of the Peoria metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, its population is 34,094. A small portion of the city limits extends...
, USA, and serving the Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
, area. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and licensed to Townsquare Media of Peoria, Inc. It airs a Gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
format and is known as "Central Illinois' Christian Voice." It is still a daytime-only station to protect WRVA (AM) and XEMR-AM
XEMR-AM
XEMR-AM is a Mexican clear-channel station on 1140 kHz and licensed for Apodaca, Nuevo León. It is licensed to Organizacion Mexicana de Radio, S.A. de C.V. and operated by Grupo Radio Alegría.-References:...
from interference to their clear-channel stations.
WVEL was originally WSIV and signed on the air on 21 April 1946, increasing its power to 1000 watts on 1948. The station was assigned the WVEL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on January 2, 1979
1979 in radio
The year 1979 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*September - KDWB-FM in Minneapolis, Minnesota breaks away from their Top 40 AM sister, becoming album-oriented rock as "K101"...
.