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| Broadcast area | Stephenson County, Illinois |
| Frequency | 1570 kHz |
| Branding | Iron Country 104.3 and 1570 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Big Radio |
| WFPS, WEKZ, WBGR-FM, WQLF, WGEZ, WBEL, WWHG | |
| History | |
First air date | October 28, 1947[1] |
Call sign meaning | "What Freeport Really Likes"[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 63135 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°18′45.07″N 89°35′40.42″W / 42.3125194°N 89.5945611°W |
| Translator(s) | 104.3 W282CT (Freeport) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WFRL (1570 AM) is a radio station licensed to Freeport, Illinois. WFRL airs a classic country format and is owned by Big Radio. Its studios and transmitter are at 834 North Tower Road, northeast of Freeport.
The station features local news, plus farm and local high school sports programming. WFRL operates 24 hours a day, but at one time was licensed as a daytime only station. WFRL is also rebroadcast on translator station W282CT 104.3 FM in Freeport.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
BC111047was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "WFRL Founder V. S. Barker Dies Thursday", Freeport Journal-Standard. July 25, 1975. p. 10.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFRL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.