WLPR-FM

WLPR-FM

City	Lowell, Indiana
Broadcast area	Northwest Indiana
Branding	Lakeshore Public Radio
Slogan	"The Voice of Northwest Indiana"
Frequency	89.1 MHz
Format	news/talk/NPR
ERP	1,100 watts
HAAT	112.2 meters (368 ft)
Class	A
Transmitter coordinates	type:city 41°19′24.00″N 87°21′22.00″W / 41.3233333°N 87.3561111°W / 41.3233333; -87.3561111
Callsign meaning	"W Lakeshore Public Radio"
Former callsigns	WWLO
Affiliations	NPR/APM/PRX/BBC/Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations
Owner	Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	WYIN
Webcast
Website	Lakeshore Public Media

WLPR-FM is an FM noncommercial, public radio station broadcasting on 89.1 MHz in Lowell, Indiana and serving Northwest Indiana. The station is owned and operated by Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting, Inc., which also owns PBS member station WYIN (channel 56), serving as an alternative to Chicago's WBEZ in the Chicago market's eastern reaches. WLPR broadcasts from the WZVN tower on SR-55, just north of SR-2.

History

Perviously, the station served as the northwest Indiana station for American Family Radio, when Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting, Inc. purchased the license from AFR for $1,050,000 in September 2008.^[1] Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting, Inc. then requested the callsign to be changed to WLPR.^[2] It converted to a public radio format shortly after the sale to NIPB.

References

External links

Official Website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WLPR

Radio-Locator information on WLPR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WLPR

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By FM frequency	87.7² 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.5 88.5 88.5 88.7 88.7 88.7 88.7 88.9 88.9 88.9 89.1 89.1 89.3 89.3 89.5 89.7 90.1 90.5 90.7 90.7 90.9 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.3 92.5 92.7 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.3 94.7 95.1 95.5 95.9 95.9 96.3 96.7 96.7 96.9 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 98.3 98.7 99.5 99.9 99.9 100.3 100.7 100.7 101.1 101.5 101.9 102.3 102.3 102.7 103.1 103.1 103.5 103.9 103.9 103.9 104.3 104.7 104.7 104.7 105.1 105.5 105.5 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.1 107.5 107.9
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.425 162.500 162.550
Digital radio	780 1300 1390 1690 89.3-1 89.3-2 89.5-1 89.5-2 90.1-1 90.1-2 90.1-3 90.7-1 90.7-1 90.9-1 90.9-2 90.9-3 91.5-1 91.5-2 91.7 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.1-1 93.1-2 93.1-3 93.9-1 93.9-2 94.7-1 94.7-2 95.5-1 95.5-2 95.9-1 95.9-2 96.3-1 96.3-2 96.7-1 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.9-1 98.7-1 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.9-1 101.9-2 102.3-1 102.7-1 102.7-2 103.5-1 103.5-2 104.3-1 104.3-2 105.1-1 105.1-2 105.1-3 105.5-1 105.9-1 105.9-2 106.3-1 106.7-1 106.7-2 107.5-1 107.5-2
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NPR member stations in the state of Indiana
Anderson WBSB Bloomington WFIU Crawfordsville WNDY Elkhart WVPE Evansville WNIN-FM Fort Wayne WBOI Franklin WFCI Gary WGVE-FM Hagerstown WBSH Indianapolis WFYI-FM Lowell WLPR-FM Marion WBSW Muncie WBST Portland WBSJ Roanoke WBNI-FM Terre Haute WISU Vincennes WVUB West Lafayette WBAA West Lafayette WBAA-FM
See also: List of NPR stations See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Indiana

Coordinates: 41°19′23″N 87°21′22″W / 41.323°N 87.356°W / 41.323; -87.356

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