WLUV

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WLUV
Broadcast area Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois
Frequency 1520 kHz
Programming
Format Conservative Christian radio
Affiliations VCY America
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
September 29, 1962
Call sign meaning
Its city of license of Loves Park, and held to prevent use by competitor network K-LOVE
Technical information
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 2255
Class D
Power 500 watts day
13 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 42°19′48″N89°4′58″W / 42.33000°N 89.08278°W / 42.33000; -89.08278
Translator(s) 105.3 W287BY (Rockford)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website vcyamerica.org

WLUV (1520 AM) is a radio station licensed to Loves Park, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Rockford area with a non-directional signal. The station airs a Conservative Christian format, and is an owned and operated affiliate of VCY America.

Contents

1520 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency, on which WWKB in Buffalo, New York and KOKC in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma share Class A status. WLUV must drastically reduce nighttime power in order to protect the nighttime skywave signals of the Class A stations.

History

The station began broadcasting on September 29, 1962. [1] [2] [3] Originally a daytime-only license, WLUV now operates with reduced power at night. [2] The station originally aired a country music format, and was the first country station in the Rockford market. [1] [3] The station was owned by Joe Salvi. [1] [2]

A sister station (broadcast from a different transmission tower), WLUV-FM began broadcasting March 25, 1964 and operated at 96.7 MHz. [1] For many years it simulcast much of WLUV's programming. [1] It was sold and now holds the call sign WKGL-FM and is under the ownership of Townsquare Media. [4] [5] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013. [6]

In August 2021, Christian broadcaster VCY America entered into an agreement to purchase WLUV and translator W287BY for $400,000, and applied to the FCC to convert the stations to non-commercial status. [7] [8] The sale was consummated on November 30, 2021. [3]

Translator

In addition to the main AM station, WLUV is relayed by an FM translator to provide stereo with improved sound and wider nighttime coverage.

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license Facility
ID 		ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))		 Class FCC info
W287BY105.3 Rockford, Illinois 15183713590 m (300 ft)D FCC LMS

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ghrist, John R. (1996). Valley Voices: A Radio History. Crossroads Communications. p. 481-484.
  2. 1 2 3 History Cards for WLUV, fcc.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Haas, Kevin. "WLUV Radio In Rockford, Which Gave Many DJs And Musicians Their First Shot, Sold To Milwaukee Network", Fox River Current. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official". RadioInsight. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes". All Access. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Station Sales Week Of 8/6", RadioInsight. August 6, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Deal Digest", RadioInsight. August 5, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
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