WAWY

WAWY
Broadcast areaNorthwest Suburban Chicago / Fox Valley
Frequency103.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingAir1
Programming
FormatContemporary worship music
Subchannels
  • HD2: K-Love 90's
  • HD3: K-Love 2000's
AffiliationsAir1
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
WAWE, WCKL, WCLR, WLWX, WOKL, WZKL
History
First air date
June 8, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-06-08) (as WVFV)
Former call signs
WVFV (1967–1980)[1]
WCRM (1980–1989)[2]
WABT (1989–1996)[2]
WZCH (1996–2004)[2]
WWYW (2004–2013)[2]
WFXF (2013–2019)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID3135
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT97 meters (318 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.air1.com

WAWY (103.9 FM) is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Dundee, Illinois, and serving the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation, and carries its "Air1" contemporary worship music network. The station is listener-supported and seeks donations on the air.

WAWY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. Its transmitter is located in Gilberts, Illinois.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference HistoryCards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e Call Sign History, FCC.gov. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAWY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.