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WBEZ-HD2 "Vocalo Stream" Chicago, IL

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WBEZ (91.5 FM) – branded WBEZ 91.5 – is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, and primarily serving the tri-state region of the Chicago metropolitan area.

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Country Country United States United States
Language Language English
Stream status Stream status Ok
Homepage Homepage vocalo.org
Station name Station name
WBEZ-HD2 "Vocalo Stream" Chicago, IL
Description Description
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.
Launch date Launch date
7 April 1943
Owner Owner
Chicago Public Media
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Primary frequency

91.5 MHz

Service type

FM

Transmitter coordinates

41.8989167, -87.6231111

Coverage area

Chicago metropolitan area

Owner / network

Chicago Public Media

First air date

7 April 1943

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Station ID 45165
Region United States, Illinois
Branding WBEZ 91.5
Owner Chicago Public Media
Broadcast area Chicago metropolitan area
Launched 7 April 1943
Website vocalo.org
Primary frequency 91.5 MHz
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Stream host stream.vocalo.org
Final host stream.vocalo.org
HTTP status 200
Content type audio/mpeg
Server software AIS Streaming Server 9.2.1
Latency 307 ms
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vocalo.org

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Wikidata QID

Q7947099

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WBEZ (91.5 FM) – branded WBEZ 91.5 – is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, and primarily serving the tri-state region of 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 documentary program This American Life, and co-produces news and politics quiz program, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with NPR. 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 an "urban alternative music" format branded Vocalo, is also relayed over WBEW (89.5 FM) in Chesterton, Indiana, and translator W216CL (91.1 FM) in Chicago.

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