Rebel Radio

The Best Metal

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Languages

English

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Country

United States

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Genres

Heavy Metal, Metal, Hard Rock +5

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Frequency

1500 AM / 92.5 FM

📖 About

Rebel Radio is a Chicago-area American radio station dedicated to hard rock and heavy metal music. The station has been broadcasting since July 10, 1994, and has built a long-standing identity around playing metal from new, classic, local, national, and international artists. Rebel Radio is associated with WPJX 1500 AM and FM 92.5 in the northern Chicago metropolitan area and also broadcasts continuously online. Its programming includes regular metal music as well as specialty shows featuring classic heavy metal, thrash metal, death metal, punk rock, live tracks, metal covers, and music from the local Illinois metal scene. Rebel Radio is also known for its early role in internet radio, with the station stating that it was the first radio station in the United States to stream music over the internet and began full-time internet streaming in February 1996. The station serves metal fans in the Chicago and northern Illinois region while its online stream makes its programming available to listeners worldwide.

📋 Details

audience:Rock and heavy metal music fans, particularly listeners interested in classic, new, underground, local and international metal.

call sign:WPJX

music focus:New and classic heavy metal, hard rock, local metal, national metal, international metal, thrash metal, death metal and related rock styles

seo keywords:Rebel Radio, Rebel Radio Chicago, Rebel Radio Illinois, Rebel Radio WPJX, WPJX 1500 AM, Rebel Radio 1500 AM, Rebel Radio 92.5 FM, Chicago metal radio, Illinois metal radio, heavy metal radio, hard rock radio, online metal radio, metal music station, Chicago rock radio, Illinois rock radio, classic metal radio, thrash metal radio, death metal radio, punk rock radio, live metal radio, internet metal radio

service area:Northern Illinois and the greater Chicago metropolitan area

coverage area:Lake County, Illinois and surrounding areas, with online worldwide streaming

licensed city:Zion, Illinois

broadcast type:AM, FM Translator, Online Streaming

primary format:Heavy Metal

station format:Heavy Metal and Hard Rock

station history:Rebel Radio began broadcasting on July 10, 1994, initially as a small brokered AM radio operation in the Chicago suburbs.

digital listening:Online stream and availability through TuneIn and supported connected listening platforms.

local music focus:The Rebel Radio Homegrown Show highlights bands from Illinois and the surrounding local metal scene, including both signed and unsigned artists.

programming style:Music-focused metal radio with specialty shows, hosted programs, local music features and live-performance programming.

historical branding:Rebel Radio was originally considered under the name Hard Rock 1330 and later Rebellious Radio before the shorter Rebel Radio name was adopted.

online broadcasting:24/7 online streaming

programming features:Specialty programming includes Sabbath 6-Pack, Rebel Radio Punk Rock Show, Rebel Remake, Mosh Pit, Morning Metal Wake-Up, Friday Night Live, A Layer of Slayer and the Rebel Radio Homegrown Show.

ownership association:WPJX is associated with Polnet Communications, Ltd.

broadcast frequency am:1500 AM

broadcast frequency fm:92.5 FM

internet radio history:Rebel Radio states that it was the first radio station in the United States to stream music over the internet and began full-time internet streaming on February 13, 1996.