WIPA
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| City | Springfield, Illinois |
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| Branding | NPR Illinois |
| Slogan | Illinois. Explained. |
| Frequency | 91.9 (MHz) (also on HD Radio) |
| Repeater(s) | 89.3 WIPA Pittsfield |
| First air date | January 3, 1975 |
| Format | Public radio |
| ERP | 50,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 152 meters (499 ft) |
| Class | B (NCE) |
| Facility ID | 59012 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°47′0.2″N 89°26′46.3″W / 39.783389°N 89.446194°WCoordinates: 39°47′0.2″N 89°26′46.3″W / 39.783389°N 89.446194°W |
| Callsign meaning | University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Former callsigns | WSSR (1975-1989) WSSU (1989-1995) |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio |
| Owner |
University of Illinois at Springfield (Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois) |
| Webcast | Listen |
| Website | http://www.nprillinois.org/ |
WUIS (91.9 FM), is a National Public Radio-affiliated station in Springfield, Illinois, USA. It primarily features National Public Radio programming. The station is owned by and based at the University of Illinois at Springfield. It operates a full-time satellite, WIPA in Pittsfield, Illinois. WIPA serves a small portion of the Quincy market.
WUIS originally hit the airwaves on January 3, 1975 as WSSR, operated by what was then Sangamon State University. It became WSSU in 1989, and adopted its current calls when Sangamon State merged with the University of Illinois system in 1995.
WIPA was brought online in 1993.
In 2015, the station rebranded as "NPR Illinois."
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