WLPN-LP

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WLPN-LP
Frequency 105.5MHz
BrandingLumpen Radio
Programming
Affiliations Pacifica Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerPublic Media Institute
History
First air date
2015
Call sign meaning
"Lumpen"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 197687
Class L1
ERP 17 watts
HAAT 73 meters (240 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°52′8.9″N87°41′36.1″W / 41.869139°N 87.693361°W / 41.869139; -87.693361
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website www.lumpenradio.com

WLPN-LP is a low-power radio station in Chicago started by Lumpen founder Edward Marszewski in 2015 [2] who started a kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the station. [3] [4] [5] [6] The station operates out of an art gallery called the 'Co-Prosperity Sphere'. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLPN-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Sisson, Patrick. "Chicago's WLPN, the low-power FM movement and a new surge in radio". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lumpen Radio Aims to Broadcast 'Magic Moments' Over the Airwaves". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Rebuild Radio with WLPN in Chicago". Kickstarter. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Galil, J. R. Nelson, Leor. "Lumpen Radio raises funds to build a low-power FM station in Bridgeport". Chicago Reader. Retrieved January 8, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "A radio station devoted to local music? Yep" . Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ Sisson, Patrick. "Chicago's WLPN, the low-power FM movement and a new surge in radio". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.