WLWF

Coordinates: 41°18′33.00″N 88°48′45.00″W / 41.3091667°N 88.8125000°W / 41.3091667; -88.8125000

WLWF
City Marseilles, Illinois
Broadcast area LaSalle-Peru
Branding 96.5 The Wolf
Slogan 20 in a row Country
Frequency 96.5 MHz
First air date March 1992[1]
Format Country
ERP 2,500 watts
HAAT 100 meters (330 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 3958
Transmitter coordinates 41°18′33.00″N 88°48′45.00″W / 41.3091667°N 88.8125000°W / 41.3091667; -88.8125000
Former callsigns WKOT-FM (1990-2010)[2]
Affiliations CMT Radio
Owner La Salle County Broadcasting Corp.
Webcast Listen Live
Website Official website

WLWF (96.5 FM), branded "96.5 The Wolf", is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Marseilles, Illinois, United States, the station serves the LaSalle-Peru area. The station is currently owned by La Salle County Broadcasting Corp. Rise & Grind with Ryan and Sean in the morning, CMT Radio Live with Cody Allan weeknights at 7pm and 20 in a row Wolf runs throughout the day.[3][4]

History

The station began broadcasting in March 1992, as WKOT, and aired an oldies format, featuring programming from Satellite Music Network's "Pure Gold" channel.[1][5] WKOT also featured local personalities, and was branded "Kool 96.5".[6][7]

The station was originally owned by Barden Broadcasting.[1] In 1998, the station was sold to Pride Communications.[8] In 1999, the station was purchased by La Salle County Broadcasting for $550,000.[9]

By 2006, WKOT's format had shifted to classic hits.[10][11] In 2010, the station's call sign was changed to WLWF,[2] and it began airing a country music format as "96.5 The Wolf".[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993, Broadcasting & Cable, 1993. p. B-112. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "WLWF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "WLWF Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. ↑ Unmacht, Robert. "Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 9, No. 12. March 23, 1992. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Wizzard's Juke Joint". WKOT. Archived from the original on October 3, 2003. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ O'Brien, Ken. "Partying To Help The United Way", Chicago Tribune, September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ Mannion, Annemarie. "Voice Of Joliet May Grow Quiet", Chicago Tribune, February 05, 1998. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable, May 3, 1999. p. 55. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  10. ↑ "WKOT". WKOT. Archived from the original on May 10, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  11. ↑ The M-Street Radio Directory. 2005-2006. p. 199. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  12. ↑ The Radio Book. 2010-2011. p. 211. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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