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WIRL
Studios and offices were on Fulton Street in Peoria. WIRL had a license for 5,000 watts. To protect other stations on 1290 AM from interference, it used a directional antenna with a two-tower array by day and four towers at night. The transmitter was on Zion Oaks Road in Marquette Heights, Illinois. Programming was also heard on FM translator W240DM at 95.9 MHz, and on the third HD Radio subchannel of sister station WPBG.
Article summary
Studios and offices were on Fulton Street in Peoria. WIRL had a license for 5,000 watts. To protect other stations on 1290 AM from interference, it used a directional antenna with a two-tower array by day and four towers at night. The transmitter was on Zion Oaks Road in Marquette Heights, Illinois. Programming was also heard on FM translator W240DM at 95.9 MHz, and on the third HD Radio subchannel of sister station WPBG.
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