WOLG
{{short description|Radio station in Carlinville, Illinois}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WOLG
| logo =
| city = Carlinville, Illinois
| area =
| branding = Covenant Network
| frequency = 95.9 MHz
| airdate = December 8, 1990 (as WCNL)
| format = Catholic talk radio
| erp = 6,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|99|meters}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 8882
| coordinates =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WCNL (1990–1998)
| owner = Covenant Network
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website = {{URL|ourcatholicradio.org}}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WOLG is an FM radio station at 95.9 MHz in Carlinville, Illinois, owned and operated by the Covenant Network of Catholic radio stations.
History
WCNL went on the air December 8, 1990.{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1994/B-All-Radio-BC-YB-1994-B&W.pdf|title=1994 Broadcasting Yearbook|date=1994|page=B-130|accessdate=June 8, 2019}} Owned by the Carlinville Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of Miller Media Group, the station aired a country format.
Covenant Network acquired WCNL and WTIM in Taylorville in 1998, with the FM station going for $300,000.{{cite news|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Business-Report/Radio-Business-Report/1998/RBR-1998-07-20.pdf|work=Radio Business Report|date=July 20, 1998|page=15|title=Transaction Digest|accessdate=June 10, 2019}} WOLG and WIHM, the former WTIM, began simulcasting programming. WOLG was the first FM radio station owned by Covenant Network.
Translators
WOLG is the nominal source of Covenant programming to nine translators, the most of any full-power station in the network.
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| Call sign
! data-sort-type="number" | Frequency ! State ! class="sortable" | FCC info | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{rh}} | W202CJ | 88.3 FM | Springfield | Illinois | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|85373|W202CJ|FCC}} |
| {{rh}} | W213CD | 90.5 FM | Vincennes | Indiana | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|144420|W213CD|FCC}} |
| {{rh}} | K216GM | 91.1 FM | Canton | Missouri | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|143926|K216GM|FCC}} |
| {{rh}} | K219CX | 91.7 FM | Atoka | Oklahoma | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|81231|K219CX|FCC}} |
| {{rh}} | W220EN | 91.9 FM | Carlyle | Illinois | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|144072|W220EN|FCC}} |
| {{rh}} | W241CC | 96.1 FM | Williamsville | Illinois | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|151646|W241CC|FCC}} |
| {{rh}} | W246BL | 97.1 FM | Salem | Illinois | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|144393|W246BL|FCC}} |
| {{rh}} | W265CW | 100.9 FM | Centralia | Illinois | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|144394|W265CW|FCC}} |
| {{rh}} | W285EX | 104.9 FM | Springfield | Illinois | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|151636|W285EX|FCC}} |
References
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External links
{{FM station data|8882|WOLG}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Illinois}}
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Category:Catholic radio stations