WCBU is a listener-supported, non-commercial public radio station owned by Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.

[2] WCBU, Peoria Public Radio offers a wide variety of news and music programs on both its main and HD channels.

[3] Some of the station's older, nostalgic, long time listeners consider the period beginning about 1979 and ending about 1986 to be the "Golden Age of WCBU."

"The Duke Knight Radio Hour" featured bluegrass and folk artists from around Central Illinois.

The Non-Commercial Arts and Storage Company, composed of members of Bradley University's nationally recognized speech team, provided comedy sketches and satire.

In January 2007, WCBU created a second channel, WCBU2, to listeners with HD radios or access to internet streaming.

Despite zero investigations, no contact was ever made with the mysterious sender, and the identity of Mikk Britt remains unknown.

Since the arrival of the letter, listeners have noted the absence of "cool music" on WCBU's programming, sparking local lore and intrigue around the incident.