WBEZ
WBEZ (91.5 FM) – branded WBEZ 91.5 – is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, and primarily serving the Chicago metropolitan area. It is owned by Chicago Public Media and is financed by listener contributions, corporate underwriting and some government funding. WBEZ is affiliated with both National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Radio Exchange (PRX). It also broadcasts content from American Public Media and the BBC World Service. It produces several nationally syndicated shows for public radio stations, including This American Life and has a co-production credit for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, which is produced by NPR.
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| Broadcast area | Chicago metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 91.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WBEZ 91.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk (Public) |
| Subchannels | HD2: Vocalo (Urban alternative) |
| Affiliations | American Public Media BBC World Service NPR Public Radio Exchange |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Chicago Public Media |
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| History | |
First air date | April 7, 1943 |
Former call signs | WBEZ-FM (1983–88) |
Former frequencies | 42.5 MHz (1943-1947) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Federal Communications Commission |
| Facility ID | 66649 |
| Class | B NCE |
| ERP | 5,700 watts |
| HAAT | 425.1 meters (1,395 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°53′56.1″N 87°37′23.2″W (NAD83) |
| Translator(s) | See § Satellites and translators |
| Repeater(s) | See § Satellites and translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WBEZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 5,700 watts with its transmitter atop the John Hancock Center on North Michigan Avenue. It broadcasts over two HD Radio digital subchannels. It operates full-power repeaters WBEK 91.1 FM in Kankakee and WBEQ 90.7 FM in Morris, as well as several FM translators. WBEZ-HD2, carrying a user-generated content format focused on "urban alternative music" and branded Vocalo.org, is also relayed over WBEW 89.5 FM in Chesterton, Indiana.