WLWX (FM)

WLWX
Broadcast areaDupage County
Frequency88.1 MHz
BrandingK-Love 90s
Programming
Format90s Christian hits
NetworkK-Love 90s
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
WAWE, WAWY, WCKL, WCLR, WOKL, WSRI, WZKL
History
First air date
1947 (carrier-current AM)
1962 (FM)
Former call signs
WETN (1962–2017)
WAIW (2017–2021)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID66499
ClassA
ERP250 watts
HAAT43 meters (141 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°52′9.00″N 88°5′56.00″W / 41.8691667°N 88.0988889°W / 41.8691667; -88.0988889
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live

WLWX (88.1 FM) is a radio station that, until November 2020, was broadcasting the K-Love Classics Christian classic hits format.[2][3] Upon the network's closure, the station began airing K-LOVE Christmas, a seasonal branding of EMF. Licensed to Wheaton, Illinois, United States, it serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF), which acquired it from Wheaton College in 2017.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLWX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "EMF Launches Christian Classic Hits "K-Love Classics" - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  3. ^ Feder, Robert. "Robservations: Bill Kurtis gets personal with Chicago magazine", Robert Feder. August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.