WLNX

WLNX
Frequency88.9 MHz
Programming
FormatChristian
Ownership
OwnerIndependent Baptist Media
History
First air date
January 1974 (1974-01)
Call sign meaning
"Lynx", Lincoln College (former owner) school mascot
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID37558
ClassA
ERP225 watts
HAAT21 meters (69 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°9′23.00″N 89°21′40.00″W / 40.1563889°N 89.3611111°W / 40.1563889; -89.3611111
Links
Public license information

WLNX (88.9 FM) is a Christian radio station licensed to Lincoln, Illinois, United States.

From 1974 to 2022, the station was the campus radio station of Lincoln College, last broadcasting an alternative rock format.[2][3] It was silent from June 2022 to May 2023 as the result of the college's closure after the spring 2022 semester and was put up for sale. It resumed broadcasting in May 2023, went silent again in July 2023, and resumed broadcasting again on May 10, 2024 after the announcement of its sale to Independent Baptist Media, Inc.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLNX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WLNX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WLNX Station Information Profile". Arbitron.