WLUW
{{short description|Radio station at Loyola University Chicago}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WLUW
| logo = Image:WLUWlogo.jpg
| city = Chicago, Illinois | country = US
| area = Far Northside of Chicago and Evanston, Illinois
| branding =
| frequency = 88.7 MHz
| format = College radio
| callsign_meaning = Loyola University
| facility_id = 38939
| erp = 100 watts
| airdate = 1979
| haat = {{convert|70|m|sp=us}}
| class = A
| owner = Loyola University Chicago
| licensing_authority = FCC
| website = [http://wluw.org/ wluw.org]
}}
WLUW (88.7 FM) is a college radio station owned and operated by Loyola University Chicago, serving the north side of Chicago, Illinois, as well as Skokie and Evanston.
History
WLUW began broadcasting in 1979.[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=70522 History Cards for WLUW], fcc.gov. Retrieved April 26, 2024. The station was originally as "The Hitline", then "High Energy 88-7 FM" in the late 1980s, and then simply "Energy 88-7".{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} In the mid-1990s the station changed radio formats to 88.7 Listener Supported Community Radio.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} Loyola University Chicago ceased funding WLUW in 2002, turning over operational control of the station to WBEZ. In 2008, Loyola resumed control of the station.{{cite web |url=http://www.suntimes.com/business/feder/466749,CST-FIN-feder13.article |title=Chicago | Chicago : News : Politics : Things To Do : Sports |publisher=Suntimes.com |access-date=2015-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006215940/http://www.suntimes.com/business/feder/466749,CST-FIN-feder13.article |archive-date=2008-10-06 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last=Joravsky |first=Ben |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/thebusiness/070727/ |title=Picking Up Its Marbles | The Arts |publisher=Chicagoreader.com |access-date=2015-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829111446/http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/thebusiness/070727/ |archive-date=2008-08-29 |url-status=dead }}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- Radio Chicago Magazine - 1990 Summer and Winter editions
External links
- [http://www.wluw.org Official website]
- {{FM station data|38939|WLUW}}
{{Loyola University Chicago}}
{{Chicago FM}}
{{Illinois college radio}}
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Category:Loyola University Chicago