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Transparency and Public Files

WGLT provides this page as a resource to not only meet regulatory requirements, but also to be as transparent about our operation as possible.

The following resources are available on this page:

WGLT's full FCC public file is available online at theFCC's website.

If you have a disability and require assistance with WGLT's public files, please contact R.C. McBride at (309) 438-2713 or RCMcBride@IllinoisState.edu.

WGLT's Vision Statement

WGLT aspires to be McLean County’s first and most trusted destination for local news. We aim to earn and maintain the trust of our community with consistent, high quality and timely content and coverage. From the Illinois State University campus, WGLT will serve as a training ground for the journalists of tomorrow in every facet of our news operation leading with the understanding that independent journalism is the foundation of a thriving democracy. We will innovate in all areas of our business to remain financially sustainable so that we may serve a dynamic, thriving, and diverse community.

WGLT's Mission Statement

WGLT is McLean County’s leader in local news. We provide the highest quality national and international news from the NPR Network and shine a light on local music, arts, and culture programming. WGLT champions independent nonprofit journalism as our public service duty with on-air and digital content freely available to all who want it. We operate at the center of our community, and we are committed to facilitating an ongoing dialogue that educates and challenges our audience.

WGLT's 2021-2025 Strategic Plan is available here.

    Staff members at WGLT (and our partner station WCBU in Peoria) are involved in many community groups. You can find details on each staff member's biography page at WGLT.org/Staff.
    Staff members at WGLT (and our partner station WCBU in Peoria) are involved in many community groups. You can find details on each staff member's biography page at WGLT.org/Staff.

    Public Media Code of Integrity

    Like every public broadcasting organization, WGLT strives to meet the highest ethical standards in our work. Learn more.

    Illinois State University Board of Trustees

    WGLT is a public, non-commercial radio station, and is owned, operated by, and licensed to Illinois State University and its Board of Trustees. WGLT is a unit of Illinois State's College of Arts and Sciences.

    The Board of Trustees is the governing body of Illinois State University. Its members are appointed by the Governor of Illinois. Information about the Board of Trustees, including its meetings and membership, can be found at IllinoisState.edu/trustees.

    WGLT's FCC Issues and Programs Files

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    WGLT's FCC Annual EEO Reports

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    WGLT is guided in its employment practices by its parent institution, Illinois State University, an equal opportunity/affirmative action university encouraging diversity. All job searches for full time positions are conducted in compliance with Illinois State University Human Resources policy and procedure, which can be accessed via www.hr.ilstu.edu. Searches also comply with Illinois State University Affirmative Action policy.

    Position vacancies are posted on the Illinois State University website and the WGLT website. By Illinois State policy, position openings are listed with several other agencies and organizations. For an updated list, please contact Illinois State University Human Resources at hr@IllinoisState.edu.

    WGLT's Independent Financial Audits

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    WGLT's Corporation for Public Broadcasting Annual Financial Reports

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    WGLT's Corporation for Public Broadcasting Local Content and Service Report

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    CPB Annual Employment Statistical Reports

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    WGLT's Annual Reports

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    WGLT-WCBU Management Agreement

    The agreement between Illinois State University and Bradley University for managing WCBU in Peoria is available below:

    Diversity and Inclusion

    WGLT is committed to including diverse voices in every aspect of newsgathering, production, and development. This means that WGLT’s on-air and online content should reflect views from different backgrounds, such as race and ethnicity, genders, age groups, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, political viewpoints, and income levels. It is WGLT’s responsibility to reflect the Bloomington-Normal community as it exists and to debunk any stereotypes that distort the public’s view of it.

    For content created locally, WGLT reporters are encouraged to track and periodically audit their featured sources and interviewees, to measure source diversity over time. The programming and development staff are likewise encouraged to feature station supporters and musical artists from diverse backgrounds when promoting or representing the station publicly. WGLT’s locally curated music service Highway 309 is committed to highlighting at least 50% women and artists of color.

    WGLT’s commitment to diversity also extends to programming decisions about national and syndicated shows, to ensure the shows it carries address a broad range of ideas, information, and perspectives.

    WGLT is guided in its employment practices by its parent institution, Illinois State University, where diversity and inclusion are a core value in its strategic plan, Educate Connect Elevate: Illinois State – The Strategic Plan for Illinois’ First Public University 2018-2023. ISU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action university encouraging diversity. As of Fall 2022, 12 of our 31 non-student employees identified as women, and half of our interns were students of color. You can track the demographics of our staff in our CPB Annual Employment Statistical Reports.

    When hiring full-time staff, WGLT advertises open positions with the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. WGLT is also a paying member of Think.Public.Media, a coalition focused on diversifying the ranks of public media professionals. When recruiting for full-time positions in the next year, it is WGLT’s intent to attract a competitive applicant pool that includes women and people of color. Learn more about our hiring practices in our FCC Annual EEO Reports.

    Funding Disclosures

    WGLT retains full authority over editorial content to protect the best journalistic and business interests of our organization. We maintain a firewall between news-coverage decisions and university administration, WGLT management, and all sources of revenue. Acceptance of financial support does not constitute implied or actual endorsement of donors or their products, services or opinions.

    WGLT may consider donations to support the coverage of particular topics, but our organization maintains editorial control of the coverage. We will cede no right of review or influence of editorial content, nor of unauthorized distribution of editorial content.

    You can see a list of our major donors and underwriting partners in our Annual Reports.

    WGLT is a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News — a nationwide network of independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan news organizations. Learn more at inn.org.

    Unnamed Sources Policy

    WGLT will identify news sources clearly. The public is entitled to as much information as possible to judge the reliability and motivations of sources. WGLT will consider sources' motives before promising anonymity. We reserve anonymity for sources who may face danger, retribution, or other harm, and have information that cannot be obtained elsewhere. WGLT will explain why anonymity is granted.

    Corrections Policy

    WGLT will check the accuracy of facts and report them objectively and impartially. When errors are made, WGLT will correct the online version of the story and include an editor’s note explaining the correction and why it was made. Contact us to request a correction.

    Story Removal Or Change Requests

    Our newsroom aims to balance the duty to inform the public with the harm that might do an individual later. As such, our newsroom will listen to requests to remove or change older stories from our website.

    Linking Policy

    WGLT preferentially links to documents hosted on the WGLT website. In cases where government documents are available (e.g. legal filings, database listings, etc.) reporters and editors should endeavor to copy those documents and upload them to WGLT’s site rather than link to an external website. For documents that are static in nature and not subject to alteration on a government or other public body site, it is still permissible, though not preferred, to link to that external site.

    WGLT reporters and editors will not link to external social media that is readily editable (such as Facebook). If such documents are relevant to a story, a screen capture, or a copy of the text should be saved as a PDF to the WGLT website and linked to from there.

    Stories with links to documents that might be prone to change, whether external or the original external documents in cases where a static copy is hosted on WGLT, should include information about the time the link was created and other identifying information about authorship and context.