WZIV
WZIV (90.7 FM) is a Christian hot adult contemporary, classic hits radio station located in Princeton, Illinois. It is a listener-supported radio station owned by Road Map Ministries. The Class A, 650-watt signal near Providence, Illinois, serves the LaSalle-Peru radio market.
| Frequency | 90.7 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | Z90.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian hot AC/classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Road Map Ministries |
| WZTN (89.9 MHz) Cornersville, Tennessee | |
| History | |
First air date | August 2005 (as WPRC at 88.3) |
Former call signs | WPRC (2002–2012) WUNT (2012–2020) |
Former frequencies | 88.3 MHz (2005–2020) |
Call sign meaning | WZ-Illinois Valley |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 90548 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 650 watts |
| HAAT | 96 meters (315 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°16′52″N 89°35′10″W / 41.281°N 89.586°W |
| Links | |
Public license information |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | ChristianHitsZ907.com |
History edit
The station was first built and signed on by the Illinois Bible Institute as WPRC, rebroadcasting WCIC from Pekin, in August 2005.[2]
In 2009, Road Map Ministries received a construction permit from the FCC to build a new FM station on 88.7 MHz to serve Sheffield with 8,500 watts power and a directional antenna at 417 feet HAAT. The call letters WUNT—for "unity"—were assigned.[3]
Near the time the construction permit was about to expire, an agreement was reached between Road Map Ministries and Illinois Bible Institute to trade the higher-power construction permit on 88.7 MHz for the lower-power station already licensed on 88.3 MHz. The WPRC and WUNT call letters were swapped between the facilities.[4]
WUNT, now on 88.3 MHz, soon went silent and remained off the air for nearly a year while a studio facility was constructed in Sheffield.[5] It then launched as "Community Christian Radio", evolving into a contemporary Christian station as "Roadmap Radio 88.3" and then to "88-3 The Roadmap" as a contemporary Christian hot AC/CHR outlet on December 26, 2018. The WUNT studio moved to its current location at 105 S. Main St. Suite 3 in Princeton in 2017.
In April 2020, the FCC approved the station's frequency change to 90.7 MHz and a power increase to 650 watts. The format was launched on Friday morning at 9:07am on October 23, 2020, at which time the station became WZIV "Z90.7"[6] with a Christian hot adult contemporary format and an expanded playlist of Christian classic hits.
References edit
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZIV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ FCC Internet Services Staff. "Application Search Details". licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ FCC Internet Services Staff. "Application Search Details". licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ FCC Internet Services Staff. "Application Search Details". licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "CDBS Print". licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ Venta, Lance (October 28, 2020). "Z90.7 Launches In North Central Illinois". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
External links edit
- Official website
- WZIV in the FCC FM station database
- WZIV on Radio-Locator
- WZIV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database