WQLF

{{Infobox radio station

| logo = WQLF1021.png

| logo_size =

| name = WQLF

| city = Lena, Illinois

| country = US

| area = Freeport, Illinois

| branding = The Big Rock Q102

| frequency = 102.1 MHz

| airdate = {{start date|2002|8|2}}{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009|year=2009|page=D-190|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2009/Radio-GA-MT-BC-YB-2009.pdf|accessdate=September 8, 2018}}

| format = Classic rock

| erp = 5,200 watts

| haat = {{convert|107|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = A

| coordinates = {{coord|42|20|31|N|89|48|21|W|type:landmark_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}

| facility_id = 59674

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Big Radio

| sister_stations = WBGR-FM, WEKZ, WFRL, WFPS

| webcast = {{listenlive|url=https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WQLFFM}}

| website = {{URL|http://bigradio.fm/}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

}}

WQLF (102.1 FM; "Q102") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Lena, Illinois, the station serves the Freeport area, and is owned by Big Radio.[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=59674 WQLF] fcc.gov. Accessed September 29, 2012

History

The allocation for 102.1 in Lena was added by the Federal Communications Commission in 1993;{{cite news |title=FM Allocations: Granted Amendments |work=The M Street Journal |date=October 13, 1993 |page=6}} the construction permit to build a station there was awarded in 2000 to Lena Radio, Inc.,{{cite news |title=New Stations: Grants |work=The M Street Journal |date=February 23, 2000 |page=3}} which was controlled by Sally McMahon.{{cite news |title=Seeger & Friends Add In Philly Suburbs |work=Radio & Records |date=January 11, 2002 |page=8}} Lena Radio would sell the WQLF permit to Thompson & Spielman, a partnership led by Scott Thompson, in 2002. It went on the air August 2, 2002, as "Hit Radio Q102.1", with a classic rock format.{{cite news |title=New radio station to serve areas in Illinois, Wisconsin |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RptdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yFwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3132%2C1529979 |access-date=September 19, 2024 |work=Telegraph Herald |date=August 9, 2002}} Lena Radio Broadcasting was a subsidiary of Green County Broadcasting, owner of WEKZ and WEKZ-FM in Monroe; the station was operated from the WEKZ studios, with Thompson comparing its format to "the WLS of the '70s".

References

External links

{{Official website|http://bigradio.fm/|Big Radio's website}}
{{FM station data|59674|WQLF}}

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Category:Classic rock radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 2002

Category:2002 establishments in Illinois