Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University

Radio

  • Northern Public Radio, NIU’s broadcast arm since 1954, is on the air at 89.5 FM (WNIJ) and 90.5 FM (WNIU). WNIJ offers news and talk, including National Public Radio, while WNIU plays classical music and jazz. Northern Public Radio can be heard on WNIE in Freeport, WNIQ in Sterling and WNIW in LaSalle. Northern Public Radio offers the Northern Illinois Radio Information Service, which reads newspapers, magazines, books and other materials for people with vision impairments.

  • NS Radio, an online division of the Northern Star, offers the latest in modern rock, hip-hop, R&B and local musicians, along with the latest in NIU news and Huskie sports.