WKIO (FM)

WKIO (105.5 MHz) is a classic rock FM radio station serving Champaign, Illinois. WKIO broadcasts with an ERP of 6 kW and is licensed to Monticello, Illinois. It is owned by Champaign Multimedia Group.

WKIO

Monticello, Illinois United States
Broadcast area	Decatur, Illinois Champaign-Urbana
Frequency	105.5 MHz
Branding	105.5 WKIO
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Champaign Multimedia Group (Champaign Multimedia Group, LLC)
Sister stations	WDWS WDWS-FM WDZ WDZQ WHMS-FM WSOY WSOY-FM
History
First air date	1991 (1991)
Former call signs	WCZQ (1991–2024)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	46942
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.news-gazette.com/wkio/

History

The station signed on in 1991 as WCZQ. It has been through multiple formats, including rhythmic and country.

On February 1, 2024, Neuhoff Media sold radio stations in Danville and Decatur to Champaign Multimedia Group for $2 million.^[2] The sale closed in May; on June 1, the station would assume new call sign WKIO, which moved from 107.9 FM, and on June 18, the station dropped the previous Neuhoff format, an urban contemporary format branded as "Hot 105.5", and assumed the branding and part of the format of 107.9 (shifting from the classic hits format it had on 107.9 to a classic rock format with the move to 105.5), with the stations simulcasting temporarily ahead of a move on the latter station. While Neuhoff ran WCZQ from Decatur, Champaign Multimedia Group operates WKIO alongside its existing properties in Champaign.^[3]