WXLC

WXLC
Simulcasting WCCQ Crest Hill
Broadcast areaLake County / Northeastern Illinois
Frequency102.3 MHz
BrandingFree Country 98.3 & 102.3
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
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 ID10451
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT98 meters (322 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitefreecountrychicago.com
WXLC's former logo from the early 2000's.
WXLC's former logo from the early 2000's.

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.

  1. ^ 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-68. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXLC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.