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Frequency | 1430 kHz |
Programming | |
Format | Multicultural ethnic |
Ownership | |
Owner | Polnet Communications, Ltd. |
WKTA, WNVR, WPJX, WRDZ | |
History | |
First air date | August 15, 1963 [1] [2] |
Former call signs | WEEF (1963–1973) [3] WVVX (1973–1977) [3] WQVQ (1977–1979) [3] |
Call sign meaning | Eli E. Fink [4] |
Technical information [5] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 72957 |
Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°8′22.1″N87°53′7.2″W / 42.139472°N 87.885333°W |
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Public license information |
WEEF (1430 AM) is a radio station licensed to Deerfield, Illinois. The station broadcasts a multicultural ethnic format and is owned by Polnet Communications, Ltd. [6]
WEEF began broadcasting on August 15, 1963. [1] [2] The station was originally licensed to Highland Park, Illinois, and ran 1,000 watts during daytime hours only. [3] WEEF's call sign stood for "Eli E. Fink", the station's original owner. [4] [1] [7] It originally aired a middle of the road (MOR) format. [8] [9] Until the mid–1970s, the station was simulcast on 103.1 WEEF-FM (later WVVX-FM). [1] [8] [10] In December 1967, the station was sold to Unique Radio, along with 103.1 WEEF-FM, for $350,000. [11] [7] [3]
In July 1972, the station's adopted a progressive rock format. [8] In spring 1973, the station was sold to Vanguard Communications, along with 103.1 WEEF-FM, for $290,000, and its callsign was changed to WVVX. [3] [12]
By 1977, the station had adopted a multicultural ethnic format. [1] [13] On October 25, 1977, the station's callsign was changed to WQVQ. [3] In 1978, the station was sold to Metroweb Corporation for $260,000. [3] [14] Its call sign was changed back to WEEF on February 12, 1979. [3] In 1984, the station was sold to Gordon and Myra Winston for $500,000. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] In 1996, the station was sold to Leveton Communications for $835,000. [20] In 2003, the station was sold to Polnet Communications for $1.1 million. [21] [22] [23] [24]
WEEF is also heard on an FM translator at 99.1 MHz.
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W256DC | 99.1 FM | Deerfield, Illinois | 155076 | 50 | 45 m (148 ft) | D | 42°8′20.2″N87°53′7.4″W / 42.138944°N 87.885389°W | LMS |
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