Wuis.org
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WUIS & WIPA Public Radio
Description
WUIS signed on the air at noon on January 3, 1975 as WSSR 91.9-FM. Robert Spencer, the first president of Sangamon State University (which would become part of the University of Illinois in 1995), believed that public broadcasting was a natural extension of the public affairs mandate placed upon the University by the Illinois General Assembly in 1969.
News and cultural programming has always been the primary focus of the station. Not long after signing on the air, News Director Rich Bradley established the station’s Statehouse Bureau and began WUIS’ longest-running program, State Week in Review. WUIS later became the hub of the Illinois Public Radio network and became a part of the UIS Public Affairs Reporting program.
Music Director Karl Scroggin began working at the station as a student in 1977, and began as host of the midday Classics program on August 11, 1984. For twenty years, Karl has educated listeners about classical music and the arts scene in Central Illinois. In addition, WUIS broadcasts the Sangamon Auditorium concerts of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra the Friday after each performance. WUIS has also long been committed to a wide variety of musical programs, including Bluegrass Breakdown, the classical Lincoln Library Concert, the eclectic modern folk of Nightsounds, in addition to Celtic, new age, jazz, and now blues music.
Contact
- wuis-fm
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- Springfield IL
- US 62703-5407
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- +1.2172066524
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