WGLO

WGLO
City Pekin, Illinois
Broadcast area Peoria, Illinois
Branding 95-5 GLO
Slogan "Peoria's Classic Rock"
Frequency 95.5 MHz
First air date December 4, 1964 (as WSIV-FM at 95.3)
Format Classic rock
ERP 7,000 watts
HAAT 189 meters (620 ft)
Class B1
Facility ID 68622
Transmitter coordinates 40°36′23″N 89°32′20″W / 40.60639°N 89.53889°W / 40.60639; -89.53889
Former callsigns WSIV-FM (19641979)[1]
Former frequencies 95.3 MHz (19641979)
Owner Cumulus Media
(Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations WFYR, WIXO, WVEL, WZPW
Webcast Listen Live
Website 955glo.com

WGLO (95.5 FM, "95-5 GLO") is a radio station licensed to serve Pekin, Illinois, United States. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, which purchased the station from Townsquare Media.[2]

WGLO broadcasts a classic rock format to the Peoria, Illinois, area.[3] The station is an affiliate of the syndicated Bob and Tom Show.

History

The station was assigned the WGLO call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on January 2, 1979.[1] The station was originally WSIV-FM, a sister station to 1140 WSIV (now WVEL), and broadcast on 95.3. The station featured an easy-listening format prior to the classic rock format.

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  2. "Cumulus, Townsquare Swap Involves 65 Stations, 13 Markets, $116 Million Cash" from All Access (April 30, 2012)
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 28, 2009.


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