| Broadcast area | Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois |
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| Frequency | 1520 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative Christian radio |
| Affiliations | VCY America |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | September 29, 1962 |
Call sign meaning | Its city of license of Loves Park, and held to prevent use by competitor network K-LOVE |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 2255 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500 watts day 12 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°19′48″N 89°4′58″W / 42.33000°N 89.08278°W |
| Translator(s) | 105.3 W287BY (Rockford) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | vcyamerica.org |
WLUV (1520 AM) is a radio station licensed to Loves Park, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Rockford area with a non-directional signal. The station airs a Conservative Christian format, and is an owned and operated affiliate of VCY America.
1520 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency, on which WWKB in Buffalo, New York and KOKC in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma share Class A status. WLUV must drastically reduce nighttime power in order to protect the nighttime skywave signals of the Class A stations.