WLUW

WLUW

Chicago, Illinois United States
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	Public file LMS
Website	wluw.org

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.

History

WLUW 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

• Campus radio
• List of college radio stations in the United States

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WLUW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. History Cards for WLUW, fcc.gov. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
3. "Chicago | Chicago : News : Politics : Things To Do : Sports". Suntimes.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
4. 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

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 38939 (WLUW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WLUW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

42.001°N 87.660°W / 42.001; -87.660