| Simulcasting WCCQ Crest Hill | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Lake County / Northeastern Illinois |
| Frequency | 102.3 MHz |
| Branding | Free Country 98.3 & 102.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCCQ, WERV-FM, WIIL, WJOL, WKRS, WSSR, WZSR | |
| History | |
First air date | May 1963 (as WEFA)[1] |
Former call signs | WEFA (1963–1980) |
Call sign meaning | XLC = Across Lake County |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 10451 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 98 meters (322 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | freecountrychicago.com |
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WXLC (102.3 FM) is a radio station based in Waukegan, Illinois. The format is currently country music and its owned by Alpha Media. WXLC broadcasts throughout Lake County, Illinois and Kenosha County, Wisconsin. WXLC also penetrates the Illinois counties of Cook and McHenry in addition to Racine County in Wisconsin as well. The station's transmitter is in Waukegan, while its studios are based in the north end of the Gurnee Mills mall in Gurnee.
- ^ 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-68. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXLC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.