WLPN-LP

WLPN-LP
Frequency105.5 MHz
BrandingLumpen Radio
Programming
AffiliationsPacifica Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerPublic Media Institute
History
First air date
2015
Call sign meaning
LumPeN Radio
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID197687
ClassL1
ERP17 watts
HAAT73 meters (240 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°52′8.9″N 87°41′36.1″W / 41.869139°N 87.693361°W / 41.869139; -87.693361
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.lumpenradio.com

WLPN-LP is a low-power radio station in Chicago started by Lumpen founder Edward Marszewski in 2015[2] who started a kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the station.[3][4][5][6] The station operates out of an art gallery called the 'Co-Prosperity Sphere'.[7]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLPN-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Sisson, Patrick. "Chicago's WLPN, the low-power FM movement and a new surge in radio". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  3. ^ "Lumpen Radio Aims to Broadcast 'Magic Moments' Over the Airwaves". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  4. ^ "Rebuild Radio with WLPN in Chicago". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  5. ^ Galil, J. R. Nelson, Leor. "Lumpen Radio raises funds to build a low-power FM station in Bridgeport". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2017-01-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "A radio station devoted to local music? Yep". Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  7. ^ Sisson, Patrick. "Chicago's WLPN, the low-power FM movement and a new surge in radio". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.