| City of license | Peoria, Illinois |
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| Slogan | "Community Radio; Voice of the People" |
| Frequency | 90.7 MHz |
| First air date | June 2010[1] |
| Format | Community radio |
| ERP | 500 watts |
| HAAT | 81 meters (266 ft) |
| Class | A, NCE |
| Facility ID | 90309 |
| Transmitter coordinates | (NAD83) |
| Affiliations | KZGM;[2] Illinois Central College;[3] Pacifica Radio[1] |
| Owner | Sirius Syncope Inc. |
| Website | http://wazufm.org/ |
WAZU is a non-commercial educational (NCE) public radio station on 90.7 MHz at Peoria, Illinois. It is owned by Sirius Syncope, a not-for-profit organization in West Peoria, Illinois.
Station manager Jeremy Styninger applied for a license in March 1998.[2] The station received its construction permit on 30 May 2007.[4] In a December 2009 Illinois Central College board meeting, the college president announced an ICC contract to establish the station, and a map showing coverage from Mendota to Mason City and from Bushnell to Streator.[5]
The station was reported on the air with Pacifica Radio programming on or before 18 June 2010.[1] The station received its license on 23 June 2010,[4] and was being operated by Illinois Central College with 36 hours/week of syndicated talk programs by the beginning of July 2010.[3] By the end of July the station was simulcasting 88.1 KZGM Cabool, Missouri, with KZGM providing both Missouri and Peoria weather forecast announcements, while preparing for full Illinois Central College use.[2]
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