WLFZ

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WLFZ
Broadcast area Central Illinois
Frequency 101.9 MHz
Branding101.9 The Wolf
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerSaga Communications
WTAX-FM, WDBR, WYMG, WTAX
History
First air date
September 1, 1965 (1965-09-01)
Former call signs
  • WVEM (1965–1993)
  • WQQL (1993–2013)
Call sign meaning
"Wolf"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 58549
Class B
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 83 meters (272 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website capitolwolf.com

WLFZ (101.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Springfield, Illinois, United States, and serving Central Illinois. It is owned by Saga Communications, operating as part of its Capitol Radio Group, and has a country music format. Studios are located on East Sangamon Avenue in Springfield. [2]

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WLFZ's transmitter is sited on Canadian Cross Road in Springfield, near Exit 90 of Interstate 55.

History

On September 1, 1965, the station first signed on the air. Its original call sign was WVEM and it broadcast a middle of the road music format that was mostly automated.

In 1993, it was purchased by Saga Communications, which switched the call letters to WQQL. It aired an oldies format as "Cool 101.9". It continued with its oldies sound for the next two decades.

Saga Communications changed the format to country music and the call letters to WLFZ on October 2, 2013. The 101.9 frequency's WQQL call letters were moved to 93.9 and the format was, in the process, changed to classic hits as "Cool 93.9". Concurrently, the adult hits format of the 93.9 signal, "93.9 ABE FM", was moved to translator 101.1 FM (W266BZ-FM at 250 Watts), which is now known as classic country "101.1 The Outlaw." It also broadcasts on WDBR-HD2 featuring the same format and branding. WLFZ's has one country competitor in the Springfield market, 104.5 WFMB-FM, owned by Neuhoff Media.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLFZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Capitolwolf.com/contact-us

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