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WCBU
WCBU is a listener-supported, non-commercial public radio station owned by Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. The station is a National Public Radio affiliate and is located on Bradley's campus.
WCBU first signed on in 1970. In 2007, WCBU became the first radio station in Central Illinois to offer a second channel of separate classical programming for listeners with HD Radio receivers.
In April 2019, Illinois State University and Bradley University signed an agreement in which WGLT assumed operations of WCBU starting June 1
, WCBU programming switched to all news, information, public affairs and entertainment on the main channel (WCBU HD1) and full-time classical music on WCBU HD2, now known as Classical WCBU HD2.
WCBU News.
The WCBU news department includes News Director Tanya Koonce and reporter Kristin McHugh. WCBU News can be heard seven times each weekday and twice on Saturday mornings. Since 1999, WCBU News has won several national, regional and state awards for journalistic excellence.
External links.
- Official website