Galesburg Boosters. Galesburg is the birthplace of artist Stephen Prina, whose recent publication Galesburg, Illinois+ documents an exhibition that portrays the town indirectly through various media. Notable people Media Galesburg has several radio stations and newspapers delivering a mix of local, regional and national news. WGIL-AM, WAAG, WLSR-FM and WKAY-FM are all owned by Galesburg Broadcasting while Prairie Radio Communications owns WAIK-AM. KZZ66 provides Weather Information for NOAA Weather Radio in the Galesburg area. The Galesburg Register-Mail is the result of the merger of the Galesburg Republican-Register and the Galesburg Daily Mail in 1927. The two papers trace their roots back to the mid-19th century. A daily, it is the main newspaper of the city, and was owned by Copley Press until it was sold to Gate House Media in April 2007. The Zephyr was started in 1989, was published on Thursdays and was the only locally owned newspaper until its final edition December 9, 2010. The New Zephyr began publication in early 2013. It is published every Friday. The Knoxville Bulletin is a weekly newspaper established in May 2016. It is owned by Limestone Publishing. Galesburg is part of the Quad Cities television market. FM radio 90.7 WVKC "Tri States Public Radio", supported by Western Illinois University and Knox College Tri States Public Radio (NPR Affiliate with HD Radio subchannels) 92.7 WLSR "92.7 FM The Laser", Active Rock (RDS - Artist/Title) 94.9 WAAG "FM 95", Country (RDS - Artist/Title) 95.7 WVCL, Religious, an affiliate of Three Angels Broadcasting Network 100.5 W263AO (Translates 91.5 WCIC), Christian AC (RDS) 105.3 WKAY "105.3 KFM", Adult Contemporary (RDS - Artist/Title) AM radio 1400 WGIL, News/Talk 1590 WAIK, News/Talk/Sports Web radio KGB-Radio "Knox Galesburg Radio", Galesburg Area News Weather and Maps Print The Paper, local weekly (free) newspaper (in the Register-Mail every Wednesday) Register-Mail, local daily newspaper The Zephyr, local weekly newspaper (discontinued in 2010) The New Zephyr, local weekly newspaper (on hiatus as of December 2013) Knoxville Bulletin, local weekly newspaper (started in May 2016) The Burg, local weekly newspaper (started in summer of 2019) References Further reading External links Official website Community Development Department CarlSandburg.net: A Research Website for Sandburg Studies Carl Sandburg Historic Site Association The Galesburg Project lists famous Galesburgers and visitors. Links to Galesburg history articles Galesburg Railroad Days Railroads in the Midwest: Early Documents and Images Mr. Lincoln and Freedom: Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Galesburg 1994 reenactment of Lincoln-Douglas