WLUW (88.7 FM) is a college radio station owned and operated by Loyola University Chicago, serving the north side of Chicago, Illinois, as well as Skokie and Evanston.
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| Broadcast area | Far Northside of Chicago and Evanston, Illinois |
| Frequency | 88.7 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | College radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Loyola University Chicago |
| History | |
First air date | 1979 |
Call sign meaning | Loyola University |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 38939 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 100 watts |
| HAAT | 70 meters (230 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | wluw.org |
History
editWLUW began broadcasting in 1979.[2] The station was originally as "The Hitline", then "High Energy 88-7 FM" in the late 1980s, and then simply "Energy 88-7".[citation needed] In the mid-1990s the station changed radio formats to 88.7 Listener Supported Community Radio.[citation needed] Loyola University Chicago ceased funding WLUW in 2002, turning over operational control of the station to WBEZ. In 2008, Loyola resumed control of the station.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLUW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ History Cards for WLUW, fcc.gov. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Chicago | Chicago : News : Politics : Things To Do : Sports". Suntimes.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ^ Joravsky, Ben. "Picking Up Its Marbles | The Arts". Chicagoreader.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- Radio Chicago Magazine - 1990 Summer and Winter editions
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 38939 (WLUW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLUW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database